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Stratum corneum lipids, skin barrier function and filaggrin mutations in patients with atopic eczema.
Allergy - 1 Jul 2010
Jungersted J M, Scheer H, Mempel M, Baurecht H, Cifuentes L, Høgh J K, Hellgren L I, Jemec G B E, Agner T, Weidinger S
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BACKGROUND: Prior to the discovery of filaggrin (FLG) mutations, evidence for an impaired skin barrier in atopic dermatitis (AD) has been documented, and changes in ceramide profile, altered skin pH and increased trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) in patients with AD have been reported. Until now,...
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