Familial emphysema
Familial emphysema: Introduction
Emphysema caused by genetic factors rather than smoking. Emphysema is lung damage which is mostly caused by smoking but in familial emphysema it is caused by the lack of the AAT enzyme which protects the elastin of the lung alveoli.
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