Table 1.
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.