A Case of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Dysplasminogenemia

Yoo, Hyuk Sang; Kim, Hee‐Jin; Yi, Chin A; Cho, Yoon Young; Joung, Ji Young; Jeong, Hyemin; Jeon, Kyeongman

doi:10.3346/jkms.2013.28.6.959

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“…However, the deficiency was not uniquely characterized in each person, and they were assumed to all have the PLG/A 601 T variant. In a single case report, an individual heterozygous for PLG/A 601 T presented with pulmonary embolism ( 138 ). This heterozygous patient only had a 59% decreased PLG activity with no other obvious risk factors, yet this individual required lifelong treatment.…”

Section: Thrombosis Risk In Pdmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plasminogen missense variants and their involvement in cardiovascular and inflammatory disease

Brito-Robinson,

Ayinuola,

Ploplis

et al. 2024

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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Human plasminogen (PLG), the zymogen of the fibrinolytic protease, plasmin, is a polymorphic protein with two widely distributed codominant alleles, PLG/Asp453 and PLG/Asn453. About 15 other missense or non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) of PLG show major, yet different, relative abundances in world populations. Although the existence of these relatively abundant allelic variants is generally acknowledged, they are often overlooked or assumed to be non-pathogenic. In fact, at least half of those major variants are classified as having conflicting pathogenicity, and it is unclear if they contribute to different molecular phenotypes. From those, PLG/K19E and PLG/A601T are examples of two relatively abundant PLG variants that have been associated with PLG deficiencies (PD), but their pathogenic mechanisms are unclear. On the other hand, approximately 50 rare and ultra-rare PLG missense variants have been reported to cause PD as homozygous or compound heterozygous variants, often leading to a debilitating disease known as ligneous conjunctivitis. The true abundance of PD-associated nsSNPs is unknown since they can remain undetected in heterozygous carriers. However, PD variants may also contribute to other diseases. Recently, the ultra-rare autosomal dominant PLG/K311E has been found to be causative of hereditary angioedema (HAE) with normal C1 inhibitor. Two other rare pathogenic PLG missense variants, PLG/R153G and PLG/V709E, appear to affect platelet function and lead to HAE, respectively. Herein, PLG missense variants that are abundant and/or clinically relevant due to association with disease are examined along with their world distribution. Proposed molecular mechanisms are discussed when known or can be reasonably assumed.

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Section: Thrombosis Risk In Pdmentioning

confidence: 99%