Article
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jun 2010
Kelly Emer, Greene Catherine M, Carroll Tomas P, McElvaney Noel G, O'Neill Shane J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To review the topic of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency. METHOD: Narrative literature review. RESULTS: Much work has been carried out on this condition with many questions being answered but still further questions remain. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: AAT deficiency is an autosomal co-dominantly inherited disease which affects the lungs and liver predominantly. The clinical manifestations,...
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