The autoimmune nature of chronic urticaria

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 433-438

  Boguniewicz, Mark ^a,b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti FcepsilonRIalpha; Antithyroid antibodies; Autoimmune thyroid disease; Autoimmune urticaria; Autologous serum skin test; Cd203c; CD63; Chronic urticaria; Histamine release; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BASOPHIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRANULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MAST CELL; METABOLISM; URTICARIA;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BASOPHILS; CELL DEGRANULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; RECEPTORS, IGE; URTICARIA;

EID: 54049128517     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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