C1-inhibitor deficiency and angioedema

A Carugati, E Pappalardo, LC Zingale, M Cicardi - Molecular immunology, 2001 - Elsevier
C1-inhibitor deficiency can be inherited or acquired; both conditions lead to recurrent
angioedema that can be life threatening when the larynx is involved (hereditary …

Diagnosis, course, and management of angioedema in patients with acquired C1-inhibitor deficiency

A Zanichelli, GM Azin, MA Wu, C Suffritti… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Acquired angioedema due to C1-inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-AAE) is a rare
disease with no prevalence data or approved therapies. Objective To report data on patients …

The acquired deficiency of C1-inhibitor: lymphoproliferation and angioedema

M Cicardi, A Zanichelli - Current Molecular Medicine, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Acquired deficiency of C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) with angioedema symptoms (acquired
angioedema, AAE) is characterized by local increase in vascular permeability (agioedema) …

First case of homozygous C1 inhibitor deficiency

A Blanch, O Roche, I Urrutia, P Gamboa… - Journal of allergy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: C1 Inhibitor (C1-Inh) deficiency causes angioedema and can be hereditary
(HAE), caused by mutations in the C1-Inh gene (C1NH), or acquired (AAE). Patients with …

Structure and function of C1-inhibitor

IGA Wagenaar-Bos, CE Hack - … and Allergy Clinics, 2006 - immunology.theclinics.com
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant inheritable disorder that is caused
by a heterozygous deficiency in the plasma protein, C1-inhibitor (C1-INH). The role of C1 …

Autoantibodies and lymphoproliferative diseases in acquired C1-inhibitor deficiencies

M Cicardi, LC Zingale, E Pappalardo, A Folcioni… - Medicine, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Angioedema due to acquired C1-inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency (also referred to as “acquired
angioedema”) is a rare, life-threatening disease with poorly defined etiology, therapy, and …

Angioedema due to acquired C1-inhibitor deficiency: a bridging condition between autoimmunity and lymphoproliferation

M Cugno, R Castelli, M Cicardi - Autoimmunity reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Angioedema due to an acquired deficiency in the inhibitor of the first component of human
complement (CI-INH) is a rare syndrome that is usually identified as acquired angioedema …

Mechanisms of C1-inhibitor deficiency

E Pappalardo, LC Zingale, A Terlizzi, A Zanichelli… - Immunobiology, 2002 - Elsevier
C1 inhibitor (C1-Inh) is a protease inhibitor of the serpin family. It interacts and forms
complexes with several serine proteases although not all these interactions were proved to …

[PDF][PDF] Overview of hereditary angioedema caused by C1-inhibitor deficiency: assessment and clinical management

K Bork, M Davis-Lorton - Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol, 2013 - eurannallergyimm.com
Hereditary angioedema due to C1-inhibitor deficiency (HAE-C1-INH) is a rare, autosomal-
dominant disease. HAE-C1-INH is characterized by recurrent attacks of marked, diffuse …

C1 inhibitor gene expression in patients with hereditary angioedema: quantitative evaluation by means of real-time RT-PCR

E Pappalardo, LC Zingale, M Cicardi - Journal of allergy and clinical …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is caused by heterozygous defects in the C1
inhibitor (C1-INH) gene (SERPING1/C1NH). In patients' plasma C1-INH levels range …