Age Relevance to Diagnosis
Why age at diagnosis matters for AATD management.
The age that someone is diagnosed or becomes knowledgeable that they have at least one allele of potential danger is imperative!
Why? Degradation of any body region may be going on at earlier ages. Previously, an Alpha1 Antitrypsin Deficient person had to wait for the manifestation of a disease to realize they may have been sick for decades and their body had already been facing a gradual decline that has the potential to be 100% avoided with proper management of circulating Alpha1 Antitrypsin levels in their bodies!
It is Mark and the Foundation's dream that Alpha1 Antitrypsin becomes the equivalent of the safest and healthiest "vaccine type" treatment many individuals could receive throughout their entire lifetime.