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. 2023 Mar 13;43:101838. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101838

Table 1.

Summary of three patients with null mutations in the SERPINA1 gene and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Gender Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
male male female
Age at diagnosis (yr) 73 47 58
Initial diagnosis of AAT deficiency 03/2015 06/2016 11/2016
AAT Level [g/L] 0.1–0.2 <0.1 0.1
Mutation Pi*Z/c.1072C > T Pi*Z/c.10del Pi*Z/c.-5+1G > A and c.-472G > A
Allele PiQ0Heidelberg II PiQ0Heidelberg III PiQ0Heidelberg IV
Pulmonary emphysema Bilateral centri- to panlobular pulmonary emphysema with multiple increasing bullae ventrobasal, Incomplete fissures Severely heterogeneous centri- to panlobular pulmonary emphysema with lower lobe emphasis Basally accentuated panlobular (apical mixed-shaped) pulmonary emphysema
Onset of symptoms Progressive DOE after bronchopulmonary infection −1996, Increased after a bilateral pulmonary embolism - 2008, Progressive DOE since 2015 Progressive DOE Since 09/2015 Progressive DOE Since 10/2016
Further Diagnoses COPD Gold III B, 3-vessel-coronary heart disease COPD Gold IV D COPD Gold II B, Obstructive sleep apnea, Obesity grade II
Smoking History(cumulative) 4 pack-years until 1993 40 pack-years until 2019 25 pack-years until 2000

AAT = alpha-1 antitrypsin; DOE = dyspnea on exertion; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.