Filaggrin's fuller figure: A glimpse into the genetic architecture of atopic dermatitis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1282-1284

  Sandilands, Aileen ^a   Smith, Frances J D ^a   Irvine, Alan D ^b,c   McLean, W H Irwin ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; EXON; FILAGGRIN GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; INTRON; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34248530680     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700876     Document Type: Note

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