Natural moisturizing factor components in the stratum corneum as biomarkers of filaggrin genotype: Evaluation of minimally invasive methods

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1098-1104

  Kezic, S ^a   Kammeyer, A ^a   Calkoen, F ^a   Fluhr, J W ^b,c   Bos, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Bioskin   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 pyrrolidone 5 carboxylic acid; FLG gene mutations; Natural moisturizing factor; Urocanic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FILAGGRIN; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; UROCANIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MOISTURE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TAPE STRIPPING TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; PATCH TESTS; PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID; SKIN; UROCANIC ACID;

EID: 71949111527     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09342.x     Document Type: Article

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