SLU Researcher Helps Develop Treatment for a Type of Incurable Liver Disease

White blood cells are so powerful that when they’re sent out to fight off an infection, the body produces a type of protein to protect the tissue of the lungs and other organs from being damaged. For people like Renfro, who inherit a type of gene mutation, the liver produces a defective version of that protein, called alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT). Read more…