February 2026 PubMed Articles

The Alpha-1 Foundation is proud to provide a monthly list of articles from researchers that have been funded by the Foundation.

Below are the top articles for February 2026:

Epidemiology of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in the Veterans Health Administration.

• Leonard Riley
• Michael Campos
• Jorge Lascano 

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Current Landscape of Detection, Management, and Treatment.

• Alice Turner
• Anita Pyre

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in Patients with Cirrhosis in a U.S. National Cohort.

• Michael Campos

Increased Risk of Cholesteatoma in Individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Cohort Study

• Morton Dahl

Rapid design and production of Alpha-1 antitrypsin fusion proteins in a plant-based cell-free expression system

• Carroll Cross
• Karen McDonald

Severe Obesity and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency-Associated COPD: A Dual Burden on Health and Quality of Life.

• Kristen Holm
• Robert Sandhaus
• Charlie Strange

Characteristics of bronchiectasis in patients with different genotypes of severe α1-antitrypsin deficiency from the EARCO registry

• Alice Turner
• Marc Miravitlles
• Miriam Barrecheguren

A state of the union on alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency at the Veterans Health Administration

• Oliver McElvaney