Grifols Shines Light on Rare Disease with Launch of Educational Campaign “Look Into Genetic COPD”

Grifols is drawing attention to a rare condition, alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (alpha-1), also known as genetic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), by launching an unbranded education campaign for patients in the US called “Look Into Genetic COPD.” Alpha-1 can go undetected for years, which may result in serious lung disease. In fact, more than 90% of the estimated 100,000 people in the US who have alpha-1 don’t know they have it. Alpha-1 is often overshadowed by patients’ smoking history, even though guidelines from the World Health Organization, the American Thoracic Society,…

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