Full sequencing of the FLG gene in Italian patients with atopic eczema: Evidence of new mutations, but lack of an association

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 982-984

  Cascella, Raffaella ^a   Foti Cuzzola, Valeria ^b   Lepre, Tiziana ^a   Galli, Elena ^c   Moschese, Viviana ^d   Chini, Loredana ^d   Mazzanti, Cinzia ^e   Fortugno, Paola ^e   Novelli, Giuseppe ^a,d,f,g   Giardina, Emiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; GENOMIC DNA;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952759315     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.398     Document Type: Letter

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