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Human atopic dermatitis complicated by eczema herpeticum is associated with abnormalities in IFN-γ response.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2011
Leung Donald Y M, Gao Pei-Song, Grigoryev Dmitry N, Rafaels Nicholas M, Streib Joanne E, Howell Michael D, Taylor Patricia A, Boguniewicz Mark, Canniff Jennifer, Armstrong Brian, Zaccaro Daniel J, Schneider Lynda C, Hata Tissa R, Hanifin Jon M, Beck Lisa A, Weinberg Adriana, Barnes Kathleen C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The basis for increased susceptibility of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) to develop disseminated viral skin infections such as eczema herpeticum (AD with a history of eczema herpeticum, ADEH(+)) is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether subjects with AD prone to disseminated viral skin infections have defects in their IFN responses. METHODS: GeneChip profiling was used to...
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