Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a genetic disease where your body doesn’t make enough normal functioning AAT. AAT is a protein your liver makes. AAT has many important roles in your body, ...

Emphysema is not hereditary. It usually results from smoking or exposure to other harmful lung irritants. However, a rare genetic condition called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) passed down in ...

NTLA-3001 is a potential one-time gene editing treatment that may normalize AAT protein levels and halt the progression of lung disease associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) NTLA-3001 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains highly prevalent among veterans, but the contribution of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT deficiency or AATD) to this patient population remains ...

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, AATD, is an inherited disease affecting the lung, liver, and, rarely, skin. Alpha-1 antitrypsin, AAT, is a protease inhibitor of the proteolytic enzyme elastase.

Krystal Biotech reports positive clinical data for KB408 and KB407, demonstrating safety and efficacy in AATD and cystic fibrosis patients. Krystal Biotech, Inc. has announced promising clinical ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Krystal Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KRYS), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and ...

National Jewish Health researchers with the Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories have developed a molecular diagnostic test capable of accurately diagnosing a major genetic cause of chronic obstructive ...