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Hereditary angioedema in Japan: genetic analysis of 13 unrelated cases.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Mar 2012
Yamamoto Tetsuro, Horiuchi Takahiko, Miyahara Hisaaki, Yoshizawa Shigeru, Maehara Junichi, Shono Eisuke, Takamura Kazuto, Machida Haruhisa, Tsujioka Kaoru, Kaneko Takehiko, Uemura Naoki, Suzawa Kenichi, Inagaki Norihiko, Umegaki Noriko, Kasamatsu Yoshihiro, Hara Akihito, Arinobu Yojiro, Inoue Yasushi, Niiro Hiroaki, Kashiwagai Yoichiro, Harashima Shin-Ichi, Tahira Tomoko, Tsukamoto Hiroshi, Akashi Koichi
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The molecular bases and clinical features of hereditary angioedema (HAE) have not been systematically documented in Japan or in other Asian countries. Thus, the authors researched the genetic and clinical characteristics of Japanese patients with HAE. METHODS: The authors analyzed the CIINH gene for mutations in 13 unrelated Japanese patients with HAE by means of the polymerase chain reaction and...
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