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Disease-modifying factors in hereditary angioedema: an RNA expression-based screening.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 20 May 2013
López-Lera Alberto, Cabo Fátima Sánchez, Garrido Sofía, Dopazo Ana, López-Trascasa Margarita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary Angioedema due to C1-Inhibitor deficiency (HAE types I and II) is a monogenic disease characterized by sudden, self-limited episodes of cutaneous and mucosal swelling due to local deregulation of vascular permeability. Despite its monogenic pattern of inheritance, HAE exhibits great clinical variability and low genotype/phenotype correlation among those affected, which ultimately hinders...
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