Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Genetic Testing

You may decide not to be tested because:

• You do not have symptoms of lung disease.
• No one in your family has AAT deficiency or lung or liver disease.
• You would be worried if you knew that you might get lung or liver disease some day.
• You do not smoke and you already are taking good care of yourself. You think there is nothing more you could do to prevent or delay the disease.
• The test cannot predict whether you will ever have symptoms of this condition.
• You do not have insurance or your insurance would not pay for the test.
• You are worried that the test results might cause problems for you at work or make it hard for you to get health insurance.