Filaggrin mutations strongly predispose to early-onset and extrinsic atopic dermatitis [2]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 724-726

  Weidinger, Stephan ^a   Rodríguez, Elke ^a   Stahl, Caroline ^b   Wagenpfeil, Stefan ^b   Klopp, Norman ^c   Illig, Thomas ^c   Novak, Natalija ^c,d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33847052500     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700630     Document Type: Letter

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