Breaking the (un)sound barrier: Filaggrin is a major gene for atopic dermatitis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1200-1202

  Irvine, Alan D ^a   McLean, W H Irwin ^b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN;

ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; EPIDERMIS; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FILAGGRIN GENE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRAIT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SKIN;

CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; GENES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; SKIN;

EID: 33745524911     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700365     Document Type: Note

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