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Novel duplication in the F12 gene in a patient with recurrent angioedema.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Oct 2013
Kiss Nóra, Barabás Eszter, Várnai Katalin, Halász Adrien, Varga Lilian Ágnes, Prohászka Zoltán, Farkas Henriette, Szilágyi Ágnes
Abstract excerpt
Edema formation is mediated by histamine or bradykinin release and may have several hereditary and acquired causes. In hereditary forms of bradykinin-mediated angioedemas, mutations in the genes encoding C1-inhibitor (SERPING1) as well as coagulation factor XII (F12) have been described. We present a novel F12 gene mutation, a duplication of 18 base pairs (c.892_909dup) in a 37-year-old woman with recurrent...
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