A new study which was presented at the Irish Thoracic Society annual scientific meeting for 2008 held in Belfast in November highlighted the high prevalence of Alpha-1 in Ireland. (more…)

Researchers from the Department of Medicine at RCSI Beaumont Hospital attended the American Thoracic Society Annual Conference 2008 recently to present some of their findings in the area of Alpha-1. (more…)

Researchers in the Department of Medicine at RCSI Beaumont Hospital have been awarded a prestigious European award to study cells of the immune system from people with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Alpha-1).European Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Laurell’s

Monday, 24 November 2008 12:41 Health Research Board (HRB)/Medical Research Charities Group (MRCG) Project Description: Current treatments for AAT deficiency are based on augmentation therapy with recombinant or plasma-purified AAT and focus almost