Mutations in the filaggrin gene in Han Chinese patients with atopic dermatitis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 420-427

  Zhang, H ^a   Guo, Y ^a   Wang, W ^b   Shi, M ^a   Chen, X ^a   Yao, Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

asthma; atopic dermatitis; filaggrin gene; mutation; skin barrier

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHINESE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551665963     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02493.x     Document Type: Article

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