Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a genetic rare disease that affects the lungs and the lever.
It is under diagnosed. In Belgium only around 5% of Alphas (people with the disease) have been diagnosed. It takes a simple blood test to get a diagnosis ...
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#health #radiorg #raredisease #covid19 #awarenessmonth #november2020 #research #alpha1 #goededoel sandy soetermans Susanna Louhimies Nienke Groenendijk Frank Willersinn Andrew Osborn Alan Wooler Heather Allen Miriam O'Day Giancarlo Pineiro, MS Marion Wilkens Alpha-1 Foundation AlphaNet, Inc Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association EUROPEAN LUNG FOUNDATION Irene Guerrero, MPA Stad Antwerpen
