Open Access<p>Trends in Diagnosis of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Between 2015 and 2019 in a Reference Laboratory</p>
Author(s) -
Irene Belmonte,
Alexa Núñez,
Míriam Barrecheguren,
Cristina Esquinas,
Mònica Pons,
Rosa López-Martínez,
Gerard Ruiz,
Albert BlancoGrau,
Roser Ferrer,
Joan Genescà,
Marc Miravitlles,
Francisco RodríguezFrías
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s269641
Subject(s) - medicine , alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency , alpha (finance) , gastroenterology , surgery , construct validity , patient satisfaction
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) remains largely underdiagnosed despite recommendations of healthcare institutions and programmes designed to increase awareness. The objective was to analyse the trends in AATD diagnosis during the last 5 years in a Spanish AATD reference laboratory.