When my boyfriend and I were double checking the doctor's diagnosis we found the chart and the whole article pretty helpful. Looks like your test result put you on the unsure what it is leaf, but if you read the article there is more information. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0815/p623.html. Good luck.
Emphysema caused by genetic factors rather than smoking. Emphysema is lung damage which is mostly caused by ... more 1  Â». Familial emphysema: A rare genetic form of emphysema caused by a deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) which results in destruction of the elastin component of the lung structure.2  The disorder tends to run in families (familial).revalance of Familial emphysema: number of Americans with this genetic deficiency is quite small, probably no more than 70,000. It is estimated that 1 in 3,000 newborns have a genetic deficiency of AAT, and 1 to 3 percent of all cases of emphysema are due to AAT deficiency.
Genetics of MHE / MO / HME-is an autosomal dominant genetic bone disorder. This means that a patient with MHE / MO / MHE has a 50% chance of transmitting the disorder to his / her children. This is equal for both male and female patients. There are two known genes that cause this disease EXT1 located on chromosome 8q23-q24 and EXT2 located on chromosome 11p11-p12. Approximately 60 to 70 % are located on the EXT1 gene and 20 to 30% are located on the EXT2 mutation.