Common FLG Mutation K4671X Not Associated with Atopic Dermatitis in Han Chinese in a Family Association Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Cheng, Ruhong ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Guo, Yifeng ^a   Chen, Xilan ^a   Tao, Jianfeng ^a   Jiang, Aifang ^a   Gan, Jiecheng ^a   Qi, Huaishan ^a   Yu, Hong ^a   Liao, Wanqing ^b   Yao, Zhirong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FILAGGRIN GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84869005045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049158     Document Type: Article

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