Anomaly of the polypeptide and oligosaccharide chains of alpha-2-neuraminoglycoprotein in various types of hereditary angioneurotic edema

Using two-dimensional immuno-electrophoresis to study a morphological abnormality of the alpha 2-neuramino-glycoprotein (alpha 2-NGP) we have been able to observe allelic exclusion in patients afflicted by hereditary angioneurotic oedema [1]. With the aid of two-dimensional immuno-affino-electrophoresis, we have been able to show that in some cases, there exists a double abnormality of alpha 2-NGP associating a deficiency in post translating glycosylation with a loss of the inhibitory function of the C1 esterase.