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Hereditary C1 inhibitor deficiency is associated with high spontaneous amidase activity.
Molecular immunology - 1 May 2017
Charignon Delphine, Ghannam Arije, Ponard Denise, Drouet Christian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Angioedema diagnosis classically targets the complement system (via C1 inhibitor (C1Inh) function and antigenic C4 level) and contact phase activation (via amidase activity). Bradykinin is responsible for angioedema attacks and is produced from contact phase activation secondary to failed C1Inh control. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the diagnostic performances of spontaneous amidase activity and...
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