Interactions between genetic variants of FLG and chromosome 11q13 locus determine susceptibility for eczema phenotypes

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1930-1932

  Wang, Susan Shuxin ^a   Hon, Kam Lun ^a   Sy, Hing Yee ^a   Kong, Alice Pik Shan ^a   Chan, Iris Hiu Shuen ^a   Tse, Lai Yin ^a   Lam, Christopher Wai Kei ^a,b   Wong, Gary Wing Kin ^a   Chan, Juliana Chung Ngor ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; ETHNICITY; FLG GENE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84862829365     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.62     Document Type: Letter

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