Case Report: Early presentation of hereditary angioedema symptoms in a 2-year-old boy

• Main Authors: Jurate Staikuniene-Kozonis (Author), Juste Staikunaite (Author), Edita Gasiuniene (Author), Justina Sematonyte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal-dominant disease that is caused by a deficiency (type I) or dysfunction (type II) of the C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) due to a mutation in the SERPING1 gene, which codes for C1-INH. HAE with quantitatively and qualitatively normal C1-INH (type III) is often c...