The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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   			ISSUE 761
March 11, 1988
                			
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				Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor for Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
March 11, 1988 (Issue: 761)
				Human alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (Prolastin Cutter), possibly better known as alpha1-antitypsin (ATT), is now available in the USA for replacement therapy in patients with emphysema who have a congential deficiency of the protein.
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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