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    Research Follow-up
    on Newborn Screening in Sweden

    This follow up report on newborn screening offers parents some firm supporting evidence to emphasize the importance of not smoking to their Alpha effected children (or any child). The original screening took place from 1972-1974 and involved 129 Alpha deficient children. This report comes from Thorax.
    http://thorax.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/57/8/705


    University of Cambridge -- Dr. Lomas

    The following abstract comes from the University of Cambridge. Their research is encouraging in that the doctors are discovering new ways to address the malformed protein. Dr. Lomas is a well respected researcher into Alpha –1.
    http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/278/35/33060


    Alpha-1 Liver Disease
    and Liver Cancer

    No one wants to hear the word 'cancer', especially anyone with Alpha-1 liver disease. There does seem to be a link between primary liver cancer and Alpha-1 according to the following article from the New England Journal of Medicine. Please read the article and the associated links.
    http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/314/12/736

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