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The genetics of atopic dermatitis.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Dec 2007
Chien Yin-Hsiu, Hwu Wuh-Liang, Chiang Bor-Luen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a complex genetic disorder influenced by environmental factors. The mode of inheritance and genes involved are not clear. RESULTS: This report here is focusing on the current progress in searching the disease-susceptibility genes of AD via both the linkage studies and candidate gene approaches. Genome-wide linkage studies have identified multiple susceptibility loci on 3q and...
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