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Health Encyclopedia: Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a lack of a liver protein that blocks the destructive effects of certain enzymes. The condition may lead to
Alternative Names
AAT deficiency
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency results from a genetic defect. The mechanism that causes associated liver disease and emphysema in some people with this deficiency is not k...
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
AAT deficiency Prevention References Perlmutter, DH. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: diagnosis and treatment. Clin Liver Dis. November... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Causes
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