Type III hereditary angioedema: Defined, but not understood

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-154

  Kaplan, Allen ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BRADYKININ; ESTROGEN; KALLIKREIN; PREKALLIKREIN;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; EXON; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LARYNX EDEMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SWELLING;

FACTOR XII; FEMALE; HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA TYPE III; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84865451142     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.07.007     Document Type: Editorial

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