MEDICAL CODING INSTITUTE IN CALICUT

E88.01  (Alpha-1-Antitryps in Defficiency)                                     An Alpha-1 carrier is a person who has one normal alpha-1 gene (M) and one defective alpha-1 gene (usually Z or S). Being a carrier is very common. It is believed that over 19 million people in the United States are carriers. Most Alpha-1 carriers are MZ or MS.  When someone with alpha 1 antitrypsin has a baby with someone who is not a carrier, any child they have will be a carrier, but will not be affected. If your partner is a carrier of α1AT deficiency your children will have a 50 per cent chance of being a carrier and a 50 per cent chance of having α1AT deficiency.  Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a genetic condition, meaning it is transmitted through an abnormal gene from parent to child. This gene is an autosomal recessive gene, which means that if the mom and the dad both carry the...