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Alpha-1 Foundation Launches Innovative New Model for Centralized Detection

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 ...
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OraSure Technologies Receives General Clearance for its ORAcollect®•Dx Device for Over-the Counter (OTC) Use from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Clearance Received Through Partnership with Grifols to Support Screening for Risk of Alpha 1 - Antripsyn Deficiency (Alpha-1) in U.S. Adult Population BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ...
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

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, ...
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Grifols Launches AlphaID™ At Home, Enabling U.S. Consumers to Self-Screen for Genetic COPD

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 ...
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Likely Underdiagnosed in COPD Patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains highly prevalent among veterans, but the contribution of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT deficiency or AATD) to this patient population remains ...