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The document discusses the primary causes of emphysema which are smoking, air pollution, and a genetic condition called alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. Smoking damages the lungs by harming cilia and causing inflammation, while air pollution also causes inflammation. Those with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency have a genetic predisposition that leaves them susceptible to lung damage from environmental irritants like smoking.
- Author
- Lourdes Dajonan
- Language
- EN