Article
Genetic susceptibility to atopic dermatitis.
Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology - 1 Mar 2008
Kiyohara Chikako, Tanaka Keiko, Miyake Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder with an increasing prevalence in industrialized countries. AD belongs to the group of allergic disorders that includes food allergy, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. A multifactorial background for AD has been suggested, with genetic as well as environmental factors influencing disease development. Recent breakthroughs in genetic methodology have...
Topics
- Animals
- China
- Chymases
- Dermatitis, Atopic
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Germany
- Glutathione Transferase
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-A24 Antigen
- Humans
- Interleukin-13
- Japan
- Kallikreins
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prevalence
- Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory
