A missense mutation of the plasminogen gene in hereditary angioedema with normal C1 inhibitor in Japan

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Hereditary angioedema with normal C1 inhibitor (HAEnCI) is a novel type of HAE, whose genetic background is heterogeneous.1 Mutations in the factor XII (F12) gene have been reported almost exclusively in Caucasians,2-6 whereas none have been reported for other races, including Asians. The genetic abnormalities that cause HAEnCI in Asians were therefore unknown. Recently, Bork et al7 and others8 reported a...

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