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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
Northern Primary Care Genetics Website
A website primarily aimed at those working in primary care, however, they offer a patient information leaflet in this area.
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
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
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- 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.
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