RT Journal Article T1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with α1-antitrypsin deficiency genotypes PI*ZZ and PI*SZ in the Spanish registry of EARCO. A1 Torres-Duran, Maria A1 Lopez-Campos, Jose Luis A1 Rodriguez-Hermosa, Juan Luis A1 Esquinas, Cristina A1 Martinez-Gonzalez, Cristina A1 Hernandez-Perez, Jose Maria A1 Rodriguez, Carlota A1 Bustamante, Ana A1 Casas-Maldonado, Francisco A1 Barrecheguren, Miriam A1 Gonzalez, Cruz A1 Miravitlles, Marc K1 Prevalence K1 Pulmonary Emphysema K1 Asthma K1 Registries K1 Male K1 Spain AB The Spanish registry of α1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) integrated in the European Alpha-1 Research Collaboration (EARCO) provides information about the characteristics of patients , in particular those with the PI*SZ genotype , which is frequent in Spain .Individuals with severe AATD defined as proteinase inhibitor (PI) genotypes PI*ZZ, PI*SZ and other rare deficient variants were included from February 1, 2020, to February 1, 2022. The analysis focused on a comparison of the characteristics of PI*ZZ and PI*SZ patients .409 patients were included (53.8% men ) with a mean±sd age of 53.5±15.9 years. Genotypes were PI*ZZ in 181 (44.7%), PI*SZ in 163 (40.2%), PI*SS in 29 (7.2%) and other in 32 (7.9%). 271 (67.4%) had lung disease : 175 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (43.5%), 163 emphysema (40.5%) and 83 bronchiectasis (20.6%). Patients with the PI*SZ genotype were younger, more frequently non-index cases and had a lower frequency of respiratory diseases except asthma compared with PI*ZZ patients . Among patients with respiratory diseases , PI*SZ individuals were significantly older both at onset of symptoms and at diagnosis ; only asthma was more frequent in PI*SZ than in PI*ZZ individuals. Twelve PI*SZ patients (15.4%) received augmentation therapy compared with 94 PI*ZZ patients (66.2%; p<0.001).There is a high prevalence of PI*SZ in Spain . Patients with the PI*SZ genotype were older at symptom onset and diagnosis and had less severe lung disease compared with PI*ZZ patients . The prevalence of asthma was higher in PI*SZ, and up to 15% of PI*SZ patients received augmentation therapy . PB European Respiratory Society SN 2312-0541 YR 2022 FD 2022-09-26 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20257 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20257 LA en NO Torres-Durán M, López-Campos JL, Rodríguez-Hermosa JL, Esquinas C, Martínez-González C, Hernández-Pérez JM, et al. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with α1-antitrypsin deficiency genotypes PI*ZZ and PI*SZ in the Spanish registry of EARCO. ERJ Open Res. 2022 Sep 26;8(3):00213-2022. DS RISalud RD Jun 1, 2025