Prevalent and low-frequency null mutations in the filaggrin gene are associated with early-onset and persistent atopic eczema

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1591-1594

  Brown, Sara J ^a,f   Sandilands, Aileen ^b   Zhao, Yiwei ^b   Liao, Haihui ^b   Relton, Caroline L ^c   Meggitt, Simon J ^a   Trembath, Richard C ^d   Barker, Jonathan N W N ^e   Reynolds, Nick J ^a,c   Cordell, Heather J ^f   McLean, W H Irwin ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILAGGRIN GENE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 43749087602     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701206     Document Type: Letter

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