Article
[Genodermatoses for practitioners--principles and concepts].
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique - 1 Sept 2010
Itin Peter H, Burger Bettina
Abstract excerpt
Every disease is a mirror of interactions between genes and the environment. In monogenic disorders only one mutation can lead to a specific phenotype. However the spectrum and the degree of manifestations depend on numerous factors from the environment. Ichthyosis vulgaris is caused by a mutation in the filaggrin gene. However the phenotype is much more pronounced in the winter months. In polygenic disorders...
Topics
- Cooperative Behavior
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Environmental Exposure
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Filaggrin Proteins
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Human Genome Project
- Humans
- Interdisciplinary Communication
- Intermediate Filament Proteins
- MicroRNAs
- Multifactorial Inheritance
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
- Skin Diseases, Genetic
