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Hereditary angioedema in Greek families caused by novel and recurrent mutations.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2009
Speletas Matthaios, Boukas Konstantinos, Papadopoulou-Alataki Efimia, Tsitsami Elena, Germenis Anastasios E
Abstract excerpt
This study constitutes the first molecular analysis of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in Greece, where 11 patients from three unrelated families with recurrent angioedema attacks and decreased C1 inhibitor antigenic levels were analyzed for SERPING1 mutations. Interestingly, one family displayed a novel SERPING1 alteration, characterized by the substitution of two consecutive nucleotides TC to AA, resulting in a...
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