Analysis of four prevalent filaggrin mutations (R501X, 2282del4, R2447X and S3247X) in Austrian and German patients with atopic dermatitis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 607-610

  Greisenegger, Ek ^a   Novak, N ^b   Maintz, L ^b   Bieber, T ^b   Zimprich, F ^c   Haubenberger, D ^c   Gleiss, A ^c   Stingl, G ^a   Kopp, T ^a   Zimprich, A ^c  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Austrian and German population; Filaggrin mutations; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMANY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETICS; MUTATION;

ADULT; AUSTRIA; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MUTATION;

EID: 77950808466     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03469.x     Document Type: Article

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