Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: A rare disorder characterized by the development of lung disease in adults and liver disease in adults and children. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency is available below.
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Deficiency of the protease inhibitor ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN, leading primarily to degradation of elastin of the alveolar walls, as well as other structural proteins of a variety of tissues. (From Scriver, Beaudet, Sly, & Valle, The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, 7th ed, p4125) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, or a subtype of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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