Treatment with C1 inhibitor concentrate in abdominal pain attacks of patients with hereditary angioedema
β Scribed by Konrad Bork; Gabriele Meng; Petra Staubach; Jochen Hardt
- Book ID
- 109142892
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0372-1248
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Hereditary angioneurotic edema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by episodic local subcutaneous and submucosal edema caused by the deficiency of activated C1 esterase inhibitor protein (C1-INH, type I (C1NH): reduced serum antigen level, type II: reduced activity and normal serum
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is caused by mutations in the C1 inhibitor gene (SERPING1, C1NH) and the result is C1 inhibitor deficiency, either in levels or function. We have searched exon 8 for mutations by direct sequencing and analyzed the rest of the exons by SSCP in 87 Spanish families affected