Remarkably, a study by Escribano et al revealed that, when compared with the control group, children with severe AATD showed significantly increased levels of oxidative stress biomarkers and decreased levels of antioxidants, as expressed by lower total and reduced glutathione levels, decreased catalase activity, and increased glutathione peroxidase activity
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This can include drug metabolites, heavy metals, pesticides/herbicides, xenoestrogens like BPA, alcohol, and other toxic chemicals
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Limitations In this paper, our methodology was systematic in nature (Supplementary Section 1) as we sought to maximize the comprehensiveness of our search while providing a balanced overview of available literature