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antitrypsin
(redirected from Alpha 1-antitrypsin)

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an·ti·tryp·sin (nt-trpsn, nt-)
n.
A serum protein that inhibits the activity of trypsin and other proteolytic enzymes.

antitrypsin.


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The research is being applied to diseases such as cystic fibrosis, a genetic lung and liver disorder called alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, inherited metabolic disorders such as lysosomal storage disease, and a fatal progressive nerve disease called Canavan disease; as well as eye disorders such as retinal and macular degeneration.
According to Halperin, the 50-year-old has been diagnosed with Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic condition that can be fatal in severe cases.
Clinical features and molecular characteristics of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
 
 
 
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