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A Missense Mutation of the Plasminogen Gene in a Japanese Family with Hereditary Angioedema with Normal C1 Inhibitor: Third Family Survey in Asia.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jul 2023
Yakushiji Hiromasa, Yamagami Keiko, Hashimura Chinami, Iwasaki Hiromi, Horiuchi Takahiko
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a life-threatening disease associated with recurrent episodes of subcutaneous and mucosal swelling, painful abdominal cramping, and asphyxiation. HAE has long been thought to be caused by genetic defects of C1 inhibitors (C1-INH). Recently, HAE with a normal C1 inhibitor expression (HAEnCI) was reported, and the missense mutation p.Lys330Glu (K330E) in exon 9 of the plasminogen...
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