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Angioedema attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema: Local manifestations of a systemic activation process.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2016
Hofman Zonne L M, Relan Anurag, Zeerleder Sacha, Drouet Christian, Zuraw Bruce, Hack C Erik
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) caused by a deficiency of functional C1-inhibitor (C1INH) becomes clinically manifest as attacks of angioedema. C1INH is the main inhibitor of the contact system. Poor control of a local activation process of this system at the site of the attack is believed to lead to the formation of bradykinin (BK), which increases local vasopermeability and mediates angioedema on interaction with...
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