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
Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: Introduction
Prevalance of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: 1 per 5,000 - 7,000 people suffer from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in North America, Genetics Home Reference website
Prevalance Rate of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: approx 1 in 5,000 or 0.02% or 54,400 people in USA [about data]
Complications of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency:
see complications of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Causes of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: see causes of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Symptoms of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: see symptoms of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Complications of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: see complications of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency.
Treatments for Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency:
see treatments for Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Research for Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency:
see research for Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Main name of condition: Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Other names or spellings for Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency:AAT deficiency
AAT deficiency
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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