Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency also known as Alpha-1, A1AD or AATD is an inherited, genetic condition that is passed on from generation to generation. As the name suggests it is a deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) in the bloodstream. AAT is an enzyme (sometimes called a protein) produced in the liver to help protect the tissues of the body during infections. The low level of AAT in the blood occurs because the AAT is abnormal and cannot be released from the liver at the normal rate. This leads to a build up of abnormal AAT in the liver that can cause liver disease and a decrease of AAT in the blood that can lead to lung disease. 
Daddy's Duck Race Wish Comes True
Two young brothers from Chorley will be hosting a charity duck race in memory of their late father, who passed away four years ago.
Bobby Goode, aged seven, and Ted Goode, five, have teamed up with their friend Corey Coggins, four, from Wigan, who also lost his father in 2011. The boys want to use the event to help raise awareness of the illnesses which claimed both men’s lives.
The fundraiser will take place on Sunday 30th June and will be held along the Leeds Liverpool Canal at the Wigan Investment Centre. It aims to raise awareness of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency a disease which claimed Stuart Goode’s life at 36 and Bowel Cancer which took Ric Coggins aged just 33.
The friends, who met through their mothers at the Way Foundation (Widowed And Young) also hope the charity event will help raise funds for Wigan and Leigh Hospice, where little Corey Coggins receives support and guidance. The boys have named the fundraiser ‘Daddy’s Duck Race’.
Bobby and Ted’s mother Charlotte and Carrie, Ric’s widow, believe that earlier diagnosis could have prevented or at least prolonged their partners’ lives. Both men died in their 30s and had previously lived healthy lives. 
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