Cytokine gene polymorphisms in atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1237-1241

  Reich, Kristian ^a   Westphal, G ^a   Konig I R ^b   Mossner R ^a   Schupp, P ^a   Gutgesell, C ^a   Hallier, E ^a   Ziegler, A ^b   Neumann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopy; Cytokine gene polymorphism; Inflammation; Skin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CYTOKINES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0038684995     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05307.x     Document Type: Article

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