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Testing for Alpha-1
You could be one of the estimated 60,000-100,0001,2 people who has Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
*Also known as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, AATD, A1-PI deficiency, alpha-1 proteinase deficiency, A1AD, or hereditary or genetic emphysema.
"It is recommended that all subjects with COPD or asthma characterized by incompletely reversible air flow obstruction should be tested once for AAT deficiency." 3
—American Thoracic Society / European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS)
Testing for Alpha-1 is recommended when you have symptoms of Alpha-1, or if a family member has been diagnosed with Alpha-1. Use our convenient interactive symptom checker to see if you might be at risk.
Testing for AAT deficiency is as easy as a simple finger-stick blood test. Find out how you can receive a complimentary test kit.
How have others made the Alpha-1 testing decision? Listen to Alpha-1 patients share their testing stories. This brief video “How did you get tested?” was developed by the Alpha-1 Foundation.
References
- American Lung Association. COPD Fact Sheet. Available at http://www.lungusa.org/lung-disease/copd/resources/facts-figures/COPD-Fact-Sheet.html. Accessed April 7, 2010.
- de Serres FJ, Blanco I, Fernández-Bustillo E. Genetic epidemiology of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in North America and Australia/New Zealand; Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America. Clin Genet. 2003; 64; 382-397.
- Adapted from the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Standards for the diagnosis and management of individuals with AAT deficiency. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003; 168:818-900.
