Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Genetic Testing

Why Would I Not Be Tested?

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.
• Your provincial health plan or private health insurance does 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 life or disability insurance in the future.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: July 20, 2006
Medical Review:	Renée M. Crichlow, MD - Family Medicine Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine Ken Y. Yoneda, MD - Pulmonology
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