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A1AD Related Emphysema

Internet URL

http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/luna1ad.html

Sponsoring Agency

American Lung Association

Description

This online consumer health information fact sheet provides basic information about this respiratory disorder which is caused by an inherited lack of a protective protein called alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT).

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Review Date

11/18/2003

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