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Intragenic copy number variation within filaggrin contributes to the risk of atopic dermatitis with a dose-dependent effect.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jan 2012
Brown Sara J, Kroboth Karin, Sandilands Aileen, Campbell Linda E, Pohler Elizabeth, Kezic Sanja, Cordell Heather J, McLean W H Irwin, Irvine Alan D
Abstract excerpt
Loss-of-function variants within the filaggrin gene (FLG) increase the risk of atopic dermatitis. FLG also demonstrates intragenic copy number variation (CNV), with alleles encoding 10, 11, or 12 filaggrin monomers; hence, CNV may affect the amount of filaggrin expressed in the epidermis. A total of 876 Irish pediatric atopic dermatitis cases were compared with 928 population controls to test the hypothesis that...
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