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Investigation of the eotaxin gene -426C-->T, -384A-->G and 67G-->a single-nucleotide polymorphisms and atopic dermatitis in Italian children using family-based association methods.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 May 2008
Rigoli L, Caminiti L, Di Bella C, Procopio V, Cuppari C, Vita D, Barberio G, Salpietro C, Pajno G B
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BACKGROUND: Eotaxin plays an important role in atopic dermatitis (AD) as a potent chemoattractant and activator of eosinophils and T-helper 2 lymphocytes. AIM: To investigate whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the eotaxin gene are associated with AD, we investigated the genotype and allel...
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