Article
First case of homozygous C1 inhibitor deficiency.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2006
Blanch Alvaro, Roche Olga, Urrutia Ignacio, Gamboa Pedro, Fontán Gumersindo, López-Trascasa Margarita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: C1 Inhibitor (C1-Inh) deficiency causes angioedema and can be hereditary (HAE), caused by mutations in the C1-Inh gene (C1NH), or acquired (AAE). Patients with HAE show a complement profile different from that of patients with AAE with normal levels of C1 (C1q, C1r, and C1s). OBJECTIVE: We sought to characterize the complement profile of a patient with HAE and a mutation in homozygosis in the C1NH...
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