CORAL GABLES, Fla., Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alpha-1 Foundation (A1F) is excited to announce the formation of AlphaDetect, a new non-profit subsidiary of A1F, to lead a centralized effort to ...

Now available in the U.S., this free, innovative genetic health risk service lets consumers screen for their risk of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (alpha-1) through a small saliva sample they can ...

Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a genetic disease where your body doesn’t make enough normal functioning AAT. AAT is a protein your liver makes. AAT has many important roles in your body, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Direct-to-consumer testing, combined with clinical follow-up, helped identify patients with undiagnosed alpha-1 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of conditions that cause breathing problems. The two main ones are chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Researchers have identified alpha-1 ...