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Sep 2026
The hidden burden of AATD: High prevalence of emotional distress and the 'care gap' in mental health support.
BACKGROUND :Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare genetic disorder mainly affecting the lungs and liver, but its psychological, functional, and relational burden remains insufficiently characterizedcharacterised. OBJECTIVE To describe emotional distress, health-related quality of life, interpersonal and sex...
Raffaella Manzo, Giuseppe Fiorentino, A. M. Gaeta et al.
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