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Lower prevalence of common filaggrin mutations in a community sample of atopic eczema: is disease severity important?
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 1 Oct 2010
Gruber Robert, Janecke Andreas R, Grabher Daniela, Horak Elisabeth, Schmuth Matthias, Lercher Peter
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown an association of loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) with ichthyosis vulgaris and atopic eczema (AE). Case selection may have distorted the hitherto reported prevalence of FLG mutations and their relation to atopic disease. The aim of the...
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