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ArticleERJ open research2020

Protocol for the EARCO Registry: a pan-European observational study in patients with α

Timm Greulich, Alan Altraja, Miriam Barrecheguren, Robert Bals, Jan Chlumsky, Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko, Christian Clarenbach, Luciano Corda, Angelo Guido Corsico, Ilaria Ferrarotti and 28 more

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Article in ERJ open research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Disease burden associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: systematic and structured literature reviews.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

38 authors at 20 institutions in 23 countries.

Timm GreulichUniversity Medical Centre Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University, Dept of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Marburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2368-3014
Alan AltrajaPneumology Dept, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7798-9871
Miriam BarrechegurenPneumology Dept, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron/Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain.
Robert BalsDept of Internal Medicine V - Pulmonology, Allergology, Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-9535
Jan ChlumskyDept of Pneumology, Thomayer Hospital, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Joanna Chorostowska-WynimkoDept of Genetics and Clinical Immunology, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1743-2961
Christian ClarenbachDivision of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2158-2321
Luciano CordaDept of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Disease Unit, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
Angelo Guido CorsicoDept of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Pneumology Unit IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Ilaria FerrarottiDept of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Pneumology Unit IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-4192
Cristina EsquinasPneumology Dept, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron/Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain.
Caroline GouderDept of Respiratory Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Ana HećimovićDept of Respiratory Diseases "Jordanovac", University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
Aleksandra IlicClinic for Pulmology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Yavor IvanovPulmonary Clinic, University Hospital, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Sabina JanciauskieneClinic for Pneumology, DZL, Medical University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Wim JanssensKatholieke Universiteit Leuven, Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Dept of Chronic Disease, Metabolism and Ageing, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-2982
Malcolm KohlerDivision of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alvils KramsFaculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
Beatriz LaraDept of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-8206
Ravi MahadevaRespiratory Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Gerry McElvaneyIrish Centre for Rare Lung Diseases, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Jean-François MornexHospices Civils de Lyon, Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France.
Karen O'HaraAlpha-1 UK Support Group, Droitwich, UK.
David ParrDept of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
Eava PiitulainenDept of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Karin Schmid-ScherzerDept of Internal Medicine II and Pulmonology, Wilhelminenspital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Niels SeersholmDept of Internal Medicine, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
Robert A StockleyLung Investigation Unit Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Jan StolkDept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Maria SucenaPulmonology Dept, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Hanan TanashDept of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Alice TurnerRespiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5947-3254
Ruxandra UlmeanuMarius Nasta Institute, Bucharest, Romania.
Marion WilkensPatientenorganisation Alpha1 Deutschland e.V., Gernsheim, Germany.
Arzu YorgancioğluDept of Pulmonary Diseases, Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine (and the GARD Executive Committee), Manisa, Turkey.
Ana ZaharieDept of Pneumophthisiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Marius Nasta" Institute of Pneumophthisiology, Bucharest, Romania.
Marc MiravitllesPneumology Dept, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron/Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-9520
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias · ESLund University · SEUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · GBUniversity of Pavia · ITAlpha-1 Foundation · USAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBCharles University · CZGentofte Hospital · DKHospital de São João · PTInstitutul de Pneumoftiziologie "Marius Nasta" · ROKU Leuven · BELeiden University Medical Center · NLManisa Celal Bayar University · TRMater Dei Hospital · MTMedical University Pleven · BGMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DERiga East University Hospital · LV

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RATIONALE AND

objectivesAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic condition that leads to an increased risk of emphysema and liver disease. Despite extensive investigation, there remain unanswered questions concerning the natural history, pathophysiology, genetics and the prognosis of the lung disease in association with AATD. The European Alpha-1 Clinical Research Collaboration (EARCO) is designed to bring together researchers from European countries and to create a standardised database for the follow-up of patients with AATD. STUDY DESIGN AND POPULATION: The EARCO Registry is a non-interventional, multicentre, pan-European, longitudinal observational cohort study enrolling patients with AATD. Data will be collected prospectively without interference/modification of patient's management by the study team. The major inclusion criterion is diagnosed severe AATD, defined by an AAT serum level <11 µM (50 mg·dL SUMMARY: The EARCO Registry aims to understand the natural history and prognosis of AATD better with the goal to create and validate prognostic tools to support medical decision-making.

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PMID32154291
PMCPMC7049712
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