See Also: antitrypsin deficiency(medicine)
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency(health)
alpha-antitrypsin deficiency(medicine)
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency(medicine)
deficiency, alpha-1 antitrypsin(medicine)
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
a1-antitrypsin(medicine)
Antitrypsin(medicine)
alpha-1 antitrypsin(medicine)

antitrypsin deficiency (medicine)


antitrypsin deficiency
Deficiency of a1-antitrypsin, a glycoprotein of the postalbumin region of human serum. Many forms are known which may be moderate (40 to 60% of normal activity) or severe (less than 10% of normal), all autosomal dominant; the severe form is often associated with familial emphysema or hepatic cirrhosis.