Question

$\alpha$-1 Antitrypsin is _________________.

• A. An antacid
• B. An enzyme
• C. Used to treat arthritis
• D. Used to treat emphysema

Answer 1

The correct option is D Used to treat emphysema

Disorder of $\alpha$-1-antitrypsin protein include $\alpha$-1 antitrypsin deficiency, an autosomal codominant hereditary disorder which leads to a chronic uninhabited tissue breakdown. This causes the degradation especially of lung tissue, and eventually leads to characteristic manifestations of pulmonary emphysema.