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William H. Yang

Researcher at University of Ottawa

Publications -  69
Citations -  3236

William H. Yang is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hereditary angioedema & Angioedema. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 61 publications receiving 2529 citations.

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Icatibant, a new bradykinin-receptor antagonist, in hereditary angioedema

Marco Cicardi, +59 more
TL;DR: In patients with hereditary angioedema having acute attacks, a significant benefit of icatibant as compared with tranexamic acid in one trial and a nonsignificantbenefit of ic atibant in the other trial are found with regard to the primary end point.
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AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy

Brian P. Vickery, +71 more
TL;DR: Treatment with AR101 resulted in higher doses of peanut protein that could be ingested without dose‐limiting symptoms and in lower symptom severity during peanut exposure at the exit food challenge than placebo, in this phase 3 trial of oral immunotherapy in children and adolescents who were highly allergic to peanut.
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Hereditary angiodema: a current state-of-the-art review, VII: Canadian Hungarian 2007 International Consensus Algorithm for the Diagnosis, Therapy, and Management of Hereditary Angioedema

Tom Bowen, +57 more
TL;DR: There is a paucity of double-blind, placebo-controlled trials on the treatment of HAE, making levels of evidence to support the algorithm less than optimal.
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Effect of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy vs Placebo on Reaction to Peanut Protein Ingestion among Children with Peanut Allergy: The PEPITES Randomized Clinical Trial

TL;DR: Among peanut-allergic children aged 4 to 11 years, the percentage difference in responders at 12 months with the 250-&mgr;g peanut-patch therapy vs placebo was 21.7% and was statistically significant, but did not meet the prespecified lower bound of the confidence interval criterion for a positive trial result.
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The monosodium glutamate symptom complex: Assessment in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study

TL;DR: Oral challenge with MSG reproduced symptoms in alleged sensitive persons, and mechanism of the reaction remains unknown, but symptom characteristics do not support an IgE-mediated mechanism.