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Mutations in the filaggrin gene in Han Chinese patients with atopic dermatitis.
Allergy - 1 Mar 2011
Zhang H, Guo Y, Wang W, Shi M, Chen X, Yao Z
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BACKGROUND: Recently, loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) have been identified as the cause of ichthyosis vulgaris (IV) and also predisposing factors for atopic dermatitis (AD) and AD-associated phenotypes. Until now, over thirty mutations in FLG have been identified in patient...
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