Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

UK sources of information and / or support

 Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Alliance

Aims to raise the profile of A1AD amongst the medical profession and to assist in the early identification / diagnosis of individuals with the disorder.

 Alpha-1 UK

Offers support and advice to those with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiencyin the UK.

 Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

Article on Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency from the Children's Liver Disease Foundation

 British Liver Trust

Provides support to people with liver conditions.

 Children's Liver Disease Foundation

Provides support to children and families affected by childhood liver diseases.

 British Lung Foundation

The British Lung Foundation provides information about alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.