Deletion of the late cornifi ed envelope genes LCE3B and LCE3C may promote chronic hand eczema with allergic contact dermatitis

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 472-479

  Molin, S ^a   Vollmer, S ^a   Weiss, E H ^b   Weisenseel, P ^a   Ruzicka, T ^a   Prinz, J C ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Chronic hand eczema; Epidermal skin barrier function; Late cornifi ed envelope; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENVELOPE GENE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HAND ECZEMA; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LCE3B GENE; LCE3C GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN ALLERGY; WILD TYPE; ADULT; GENETICS; HAND; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

CORNIFIED ENVELOPE LIKE PROLINE RICH PROTEIN; LCE3B PROTEIN, HUMAN; LCE3C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORNIFIED ENVELOPE PROLINE-RICH PROTEINS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053959115     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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