Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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I'm sick.. again. im afraid that my lungs are slightly damaged. My mum believes me having asthma, might be true. Ive also started to worry about the effects of my alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency which is an inherited disorder that can cause lung disease in adults and liver disease in adults and children.
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency occurs worldwide, but its prevalence varies by population. For example, in Scandinavia this disorder affects 1 in 1,500 to 3,000 individuals, but it is less common in Asian and black populations. In North America, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency affects 1 in 5,000 to 7,000 people. So you see, its not too common but scary enough. /S

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