Heritable Filaggrin Disorders: The Paradigm of Atopic Dermatitis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2012, Pages E20-E21

  Irwin McLean, W H ^a   Irvine, Alan D ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CHILDREN S RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; EPIDERMIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS;

EID: 84883052038     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/skinbio.2012.6     Document Type: Article

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