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. 2021 Jul 29;12_suppl:20406223211015954. doi: 10.1177/20406223211015954

Table 3.

AATD testing recommendations.6,22

Pulmonary Extra-pulmonary Familial testing
Testing should occur in those with:
• COPD
• Incompletely reversible asthma
• Unexplained bronchiectasis
Testing should occur for those with:
• Unexplained chronic liver disease
• Necrotizing panniculitis
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Testing should be offered to:
• Parents, children, siblings, and extended family of an individual with an abnormal gene

AATD, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.