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What causes hereditary angioedema to occur?
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Abnl or absent prote: Hae is the result of missing or a poorly functioning protein called c1 esterase inhibitor. When this protein is missing or abnormal then a patient may to prone to swelling problems which can be life threatening.
Answered 5/9/2013
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