Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1) is a genetic (inherited) condition – it is passed from parents to their children through their genes. Alpha-1 may result in serious lung disease in adults and/or liver disease at any age.
The media are generating increased awareness of Alpha-1 during Alpha-1 Awareness Month.
Alpha Nancy C. Irsay, 65, the widow of Indianapolis Colts owner Robert Irsay, died Nov. 7, 2015. Read More
The Alpha-1 Education Day in Orlando set an attendance record of 212. The “Step Forward For Alpha-1 Walk" raised $35,000. Read More
A woman who lost her husband to Alpha-1 liver disease last year started a Virtual Walk that has raised more money than any other.