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Filaggrin repeat number polymorphism is associated with a dry skin phenotype.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Dec 2005
Ginger Rebecca S, Blachford Sarah, Rowland Julie, Rowson Matthew, Harding Clive R
Abstract excerpt
Profilaggrin is a key epidermal protein, critical for the generation and maintenance of the stratum corneum barrier. It is encoded by a gene located in the epidermal differentiation complex of Chromosome 1q21 and is composed of multiple filaggrin repeats connected by highly conserved linker peptides. Within the human population the number of filaggrin repeats encoded by this gene varies between 10, 11 or 12...
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