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New mutations in C1 esterase inhibitor (SERPING1) in a German family with hereditary angioedema.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2008
El-Meguid Aly M A, Aslanidis Charalampos, Schimanski Seven, Schambeck Christian, Schmitz Gerd
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a genetically dominant clinical disorder characterized by recurrent, acute oedema of the skin or mucosa, usually involving the extremities, face, larynx and gastrointestinal tract. C1 inhibitor (C1inh) deficiency is linked to the development of HAE, either by decrease of its plasma level or presence of a dysfunctional protein. The purpose of this study was to identify the genetic...
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