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Facts about Alpha-1

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is genetic. An enzyme called AAT, produced in the liver, is deficient in Alpha-1 patients.

The deficiency can cause the diseases emphysema (lung), cirrhosis (liver), and panniculitis (skin).

It can affect infants, children, teenagers, and adults of any descent, but most commonly of European.

1 in 33 are carriers of the phenotype "Z". Currently, there is no cure.

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