Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Pavel Strnad · Mark L. Brantly · Robert Bals
Sep 2019 · ERS Monograph Book 85 · European Respiratory Society
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About this ebook
This Monograph offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of AATD. It covers basic biology, genetics, laboratory diagnostics and the major organ manifestations; describes the clinical presentation of AATD in both adults and children; and features chapters on genetic counselling, patient views and future therapies. The content has been tailored to meet the needs of the physician, who takes care of lung and liver patients in daily practice, and the general practitioner, who is responsible for the medical guidance of these patients.
About the author
Pavel Strnad is an Associate Professor and Senior Physician at the University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany. He currently leads a European initiative for the study of AATD-associated liver disease.
Mark L. Brantly is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville (FL, USA), where he is also the Alpha-1 Foundation Research Professor.
Robert Bals is Director of the Saarland University's (Saarbrucken, Germany) Department of Pulmonolgy, where he focuses on teaching, research and patient care. He established and manages the German AAT Registry.
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