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Andrea Denardo1, Emna Ben Khlifa1, Mattia Bignotti1
1Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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Advances in genetic screening technologies have considerably accelerated the discovery of rare alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) variants. Expression in cellular models is an effective approach to evaluate the pathogenic potential of these new AAT variants, whose clinical significance would otherwise remain uncertain. Here we provide a detailed description of established methods for in vitro characterization of AAT coding variants expressed in HEK293T/17 cells. The protocols include determination of secretion efficiency, the tendency to form polymeric chains and the anti-elastase inhibitory activity.
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