Ichthyosis vulgaris: Novel FLG mutations in the German population and high presence of CD1a+ cells in the epidermis of the atopic subgroup

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 771-781

  Oji, V ^a   Seller, N ^a   Sandilands, A ^b   Gruber, R ^c   Gerss J ^a   Huffmeier U ^d   Hamm, H ^e   Emmert, S ^f   Aufenvenne, K ^a   Metze, D ^a   Luger, T ^a   Loser, K ^a   Hausser, I ^g   Traupe, H ^a   McLean, W H I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Diagnostics; Epidermal barrier; Genetics; Keratinisation disorders

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; PROFILAGGRIN; PROTEIN S 100; T6 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EPIDERMIS CELL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GERMANY; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NULL ALLELE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD1; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649173631     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08999.x     Document Type: Article

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