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Skin face with Hereditary angioedema   Hereditary angioedema (types I and II) (also known as “Quincke edema” after discoverer Heinrich Quincke) presents in the second to fourth decade, and is characterized by local swelling in subcutaneous tissues. Hereditary angioma is caused by a deficiency of the C1 inhibitor, a protein of the complement system, a part of the immune system. Some mutations produce low levels of C1 inhibitor (type I); others produce normal levels of ineffective...