Standards for Diagnosis and Management of Individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

In 2003, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published the ATS/ERS: Standards for Diagnosis and Management of Individuals with Alpha-1. The Standards recommend testing for Alpha-1 in all of your adult patients suffering from COPD, emphysema, incompletely reversible asthma, unexplained liver disease, and siblings of an individual with Alpha-1. 

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