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List of Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Abbreviation
Definition
Definition
AAE
acquired angioedema
ACE
angiotensin-converting enzyme
ADR
adverse drug reaction
AE
adverse event
B19V
Parvovirus B19
C1
first component of
the complement cascade
C1-INH
C1 esterase inhibitor
C1q
first subcomponent of the C1 complex
of the classical pathway of complement
activation
C1NH
human C1 esterase inhibitor gene
C2
second component of
the complement cascade
C3
third component of
the complement cascade
C4
fourth component of
the complement cascade
CJD
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FXI
coagulation factor XI
FXII
coagulation factor XII
GI
gastrointestinal
HAE
hereditary angioedema
HAE-I
hereditary angioedema type I
HAE-II
hereditary angioedema type II
HAV
Hepatitis A virus
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
HCV
Hepatitis C virus
HIC
hydrophobic interaction chromatography
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
HMWK
high molecular weight kininogen
I.M.P.A.C.T.
International Multi-centre Prospective
Angioedema C1-Inhibitor Trials
IU
international units
IVR
in vivo
recovery
KKS
kallikrein-kinin system
MASP
mannose-binding protein-associated
serine protease
NAT
nucleic acid amplification technique
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PK
pharmacokinetic(s)
pnfC1-INH
pasteurized, nanofiltered
C1 esterase inhibitor (Berinert
®
)
PREHAEAT
Novel Methods for Predicting, Preventing,
and Treating Attacks in Patients With
Hereditary Angioedema (includes a European
register of HAE patients in 10 countries)
PRV
Pseudorabies virus
QSEAL
Quality Standards of Excellence,
Assurance Leadership
rhC1-INH
recombinant human transgenic
C1 esterase inhibitor
sCJD
sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
SD
standard deviation
SERPING1
human C1 esterase inhibitor gene
t-½
terminal half-life
T
max
time to maximum plasma concentration
vCJD
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
V
ss
median volume of distribution
at steady state
WAO
World Allergy Organization
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