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The Annual Alpha-1 Patient Conference for 2011 was a big success. Thanks to everyone that turned up on the day. The Alpha-1 Patient Support group had a successful meeting in the afternoon. They discussed

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Our annual Alpha-1 patient meeting for 2010 was held on the 8th of October in Marino Institute of Education on Griffith Avenue in Dublin.  It was a great success with numerous speakers, a

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The annual Alpha-1 patient meeting will be held on Saturday 10th October at 10.30am in Marino Institute of Education on Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. All Alpha-1 patients and their families are invited to

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The Flora Women's Mini Marathon takes place on Monday 1st June 2009. This is a unique opportunity for Alphas and their families in alliance with the Patient Support Group and the Alpha One

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An Irish Alpha-1 patient Orla Keane had the opportunity to attend the 3rd Alfa Europe Alliance Meeting in Prague from May 9th to 10th. (more…)

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The Alpha One Foundation had two representatives, Josephine McGuirk and John Hannan, attending the European Alpha-1 Conference which was held in Rome in September 2007. This was a great opprtunity for Irish Alphas

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The 4th International Alpha-1 Patient Congress and International Research Conference on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency took place in Barcelona in April this year.We were privileged to be asked to attend as country delegate and

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National Alpha-1 Targeted Detection Programme Alpha-1 Foundation Ireland is dedicated to increasing diagnosis, raising awareness and improving the treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1). Alpha-1 is a common inherited condition but is massively

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There are 2 tests required to correctly diagnose alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. The first test is called an alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) level, the second more informative test is called an AAT phenotype.  An AAT

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The national alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Alpha-1) registry of Ireland was established in 2005 to collect information on Alpha-1 individuals throughout the island of Ireland. The registry is a confidential database that records medical