Association between filaggrin mutations and atopic dermatitis in Korean pregnant women

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 772-773

  Lee, Da Eun ^a   Park, So Yeon ^a   Han, Jung Yeol ^a   Ryu, Hyun Mee ^a   Lee, Hee Chul ^a   Han, Young Shin ^b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME; CYTOSKELETON; DNA EXTRACTION; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; KOREA; LETTER; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CODON, NONSENSE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84878144285     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05062.x     Document Type: Letter

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