Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An antibody which inhibits the action of trypsin. Normal blood sometimes contains such a body.

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  • noun biochemistry Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes

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Examples

  • •New reports surfaced in 2008 when London's Daily Express newspaper quoted a biographer, Ian Halperin, claiming that Jackson had a rare inherited lung disorder, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

    Health problems dogged Jackson through the years 2009

  • The children of a Kentucky woman who suffered from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency were denied health insurance, even though they were asymptomatic carriers of the gene.

    The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010

  • Kamada commences enrollment in European inhaled AAT clinical trial for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Study reveals people with anorexia nervosa have increased fat content in their bone marrow Genta commences treatment in tesetaxel Phase 2 trial for advanced melanoma Combination of blueberries and probiotics protects against intestinal disorders

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researchers said liver scarring caused by antitrypsin deficiency is the most common genetic cause for which children undergo liver transplantation.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2010

  • Kamada commences enrollment in European inhaled AAT clinical trial for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Study reveals people with anorexia nervosa have increased fat content in their bone marrow Genta commences treatment in tesetaxel Phase 2 trial for advanced melanoma Combination of blueberries and probiotics protects against intestinal disorders

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Kamada commences enrollment in European inhaled AAT clinical trial for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Study reveals people with anorexia nervosa have increased fat content in their bone marrow Genta commences treatment in tesetaxel Phase 2 trial for advanced melanoma Combination of blueberries and probiotics protects against intestinal disorders

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Kamada commences enrollment in European inhaled AAT clinical trial for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency German Federal Patent Court invalidates Wake Forest NPWT patents licensed to KCI >

    THE MEDICAL NEWS jacquie jones 2010

  • PITTSBURGH, June 7 (UPI) -- U.S. medical investigators say they've discovered a drug long used to treat seizures might help reverse or prevent antitrypsin deficiency in children.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2010

  • Kamada commences enrollment in European inhaled AAT clinical trial for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Gloucester's romidepsin recommended for approval by the FDA Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Prolastin, the biggest - selling treatment for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a condition that can lead to lung disease.

    Bloomberg 2010

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