Table 2.

Plasminogen Values in Plasma and Molecular Genetic Findings in Five Patients With Ligneous Conjunctivitis and One Healthy Female With Heterozygous Type I Plasminogen Deficiency

Subjects t-PA (ng/mL)*u-PA (ng/mL)Plasminogen Activity (%)Plasminogen Antigen (mg/dL)2-153Mutations in the Plasminogen Gene
First Allele / Second Allele
Patient no. 1 (male)  0.8  1.1  17  <0.4 Lys19 → Glu  /  Arg513 → His 
 Mother  0.9  0.7  54  7  Wild-type  Arg513 → His  
 Father  4.5  0.8  88 9  Lys19 → Glu  /  Wild-type  
 Brother 0.3  1.7  121  15  Wild-type  /  Wild-type 
Patient no. 2 (female)  12  0.9  18  <0.4 Lys19 → Glu  /  Arg216 → His 
Patient no. 3 (female)  4.3  1.4  <5  <0.4  del Lys2122-155 /  Ex17 + 1del-g2-154 
Patient no. 4 (male)  4.4  6.3  <5  <0.4  del Lys212 /  Ex17 + 1del-g  
 Mother  6.2  1.0  52  del Lys212 /  Wild-type  
 Father  3.2 1.9  52  12  Ex17 + 1del-g  /  Wild-type 
Patient no. 5 (male)  3.8  1.7  17  2.4 Lys19 → Glu  /  Leu128 → Pro 
 Mother  0.3  0.8  57  7  Wild-type  Leu128 → Pro  
 Father  7  1.0  70 14  Lys19 → Glu  /  Wild-type  
Subject H (female)  3  1.0  57  7.5  Thr9 → Asn /  Wild-type 
Subjects t-PA (ng/mL)*u-PA (ng/mL)Plasminogen Activity (%)Plasminogen Antigen (mg/dL)2-153Mutations in the Plasminogen Gene
First Allele / Second Allele
Patient no. 1 (male)  0.8  1.1  17  <0.4 Lys19 → Glu  /  Arg513 → His 
 Mother  0.9  0.7  54  7  Wild-type  Arg513 → His  
 Father  4.5  0.8  88 9  Lys19 → Glu  /  Wild-type  
 Brother 0.3  1.7  121  15  Wild-type  /  Wild-type 
Patient no. 2 (female)  12  0.9  18  <0.4 Lys19 → Glu  /  Arg216 → His 
Patient no. 3 (female)  4.3  1.4  <5  <0.4  del Lys2122-155 /  Ex17 + 1del-g2-154 
Patient no. 4 (male)  4.4  6.3  <5  <0.4  del Lys212 /  Ex17 + 1del-g  
 Mother  6.2  1.0  52  del Lys212 /  Wild-type  
 Father  3.2 1.9  52  12  Ex17 + 1del-g  /  Wild-type 
Patient no. 5 (male)  3.8  1.7  17  2.4 Lys19 → Glu  /  Leu128 → Pro 
 Mother  0.3  0.8  57  7  Wild-type  Leu128 → Pro  
 Father  7  1.0  70 14  Lys19 → Glu  /  Wild-type  
Subject H (female)  3  1.0  57  7.5  Thr9 → Asn /  Wild-type 
*

Tissue-type plasminogen activator (normal range, 0.3 to 12 ng/mL).

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (normal range, 0.6 to 7 ng/mL).

Plasminogen activity (normal range, 80% to 120%).

F2-153

Plasminogen antigen (normal range, 6 to 25 mg/dL).

F2-155

Deletion of amino acid lysine at position 212.

F2-154

Deletion of a guanosine at position +1 in intron Q (name of mutation: Ex17 + 1del-g).

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