
Click on the country titles below for respective testing and treatment information for Alpha-1.
EUROPE
Austria
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin & Respreeza
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes (7 centers)
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? No
Are serum level tests available? No
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance, if diagnosed before June 2010
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes (and oxygen therapy under certain conditions)
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? No
Are serum level tests available? Yes; in most biochemical laboratories
Are genotyping tests available? No; full genotyping is not available
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes; we routinely use testing of M, Z and S allels
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Respreeza
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes; but only one
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes.
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Alfalastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin and Respreeza
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public and private health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes; your doctor must contact the company that imports the augmentation treatment.
Are serum level tests available? Not known
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? No
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? It is covered by most insurance funds without patient contribution
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin (licensed & provided on a named patient basis only)
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? National Health Service
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes; if patient has clinical signs of disease and health insurance.
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? No
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No; only general pulmonology departments at university hospitals.
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Information is currently not available
Are serum level tests available? Information is currently not available
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Information is currently not available
Is augmentation therapy available? Information is currently not available
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Information is currently not available
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Information is currently not available
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Information is currently not available
Is supplemental oxygen available? Information is currently not available
Are respiratory medications available? Information is currently not available
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Information is currently not available
Is Genetic counseling available? Information is currently not available
Are free A-1 tests available? No
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No, however, will be in the future if treatment becomes reimbursable.
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes; only in certain cities/hospitals
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Not known
Is Genetic counseling available? Not Known
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? It is not Public and/or private health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes; take care of clinical diagnostics, pharmacotherapy and follow up, but not augmentation
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes though not huge regional differences
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? No
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes; in some hospitals
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes; take care of clinical diagnostics, pharmacotherapy and follow up, but not augmentation therapy
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes; but only in two centers
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin & Trypsone
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes; and only in certain cities/hospitals
Are serum level tests available? Yes; and only in certain cities/hospitals
Are genotyping tests available? Yes; and only in certain cities/hospitals
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes; and only in certain cities/hospitals
Is augmentation therapy available? No
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public and private health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? No
Are serum level tests available? Not known
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is Genetic testing available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes (Zurich)
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes (Zurich and Lausanne)
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Not known
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes; in some places
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina
Are free A-1 tests available? Not known
Are serum level tests available? Not known
Are genotyping tests available? Not Known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Not known
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available?Prolastin, Prolastin-C, Trypsone, and Aralast
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public and private health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes; in Buenos Aires
Is supplemental oxygen available? Not known
Are respiratory medications available? Not known
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Not known
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes; but only in certain cities/hospitals
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Zamaira, Glassia, Trypsone
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes; limited to certain regions
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? No
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? No
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? No
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Not Known
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? No
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes; at some physician offices
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin-C, Zemaira, Aralast
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Medicare and private health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
MIDDLE EAST
Israel
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
Are free A-1 tests available? Information is currently not available
Are serum level tests available? Information is currently not available
Are genotyping tests available? Information is currently not available
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Information is currently not available
Is augmentation therapy available? Information is currently not available
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Information is currently not available
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Information is currently not available
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Information is currently not available
Is supplemental oxygen available? Information is currently not available
Are respiratory medications available? Information is currently not available
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Information is currently not available
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin-C
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public health insurance(in some jurisdictions) and private health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes
Is augmentation therapy available? Yes
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Prolastin-C, Zemaira, Aralast
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Public and private health insurance
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Yes
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa
Are free A-1 tests available? Unavailable
Are serum level tests available? Unavailable
Are genotyping tests available? Unavailable
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Unavailable
Is augmentation therapy available? Unavailable
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Unavailable
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Unavailable
Are A-1 treatment centers available? Unavailable
Is supplemental oxygen available? Unavailable
Are respiratory medications available? Unavailable
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Unavailable
Is Genetic counseling available? Unavailable
SOUTH PACIFIC
Australia
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Not known
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Yes; only in certain cities/hospitals
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Which augmentation therapy products are available? Not known
How is augmentation therapy reimbursed? Private health insurance in the few cases with special approval
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes
Are free A-1 tests available? Yes
Are serum level tests available? Yes
Are genotyping tests available? Yes
Are phenotyping or pi-typing tests available? Not known
Is augmentation therapy available? No
Are A-1 treatment centers available? No
Is supplemental oxygen available? Yes
Are respiratory medications available? Yes
Is pulmonary rehabilitation available? Yes
Is Genetic counseling available? Yes