What Factors Increase the Clinical Severity of -1 Antitrypsin (ATT)

question 11

Multiple Choice

What factors increase the clinical severity of -1 antitrypsin (ATT) deficiency?
1) Whether or not the person smokes
2) Whether or not the person uses alcohol
3) The severity of disease in affected relatives
4) The specific alleles of the genes inherited

• A) 1 and 4
• B) 2 and 3
• C) 2 and 4
• D) 4 only

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