Filaggrin failure – from ichthyosis vulgaris to atopic eczema and beyond

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 175, Issue , 2016, Pages 4-7

  McLean, W H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; FILAGGRIN; KERATIN; KERATOHYALIN; MONOMER;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOSKELETON; EPIDERMIS; FILAGGRIN GENE; GENE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GRANULAR CELL; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; KERATINOCYTE; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 84988556830     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14997     Document Type: Review

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