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Genetic variants in interferon regulatory factor 2 (IRF2) are associated with atopic dermatitis and eczema herpeticum.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 2012
Gao Pei-Song, Leung Donald Y M, Rafaels Nicholas M, Boguniewicz Mark, Hand Tracey, Gao Li, Hata Tissa R, Schneider Lynda C, Hanifin Jon M, Beaty Terri H, Beck Lisa A, Weinberg Adriana, Barnes Kathleen C
Abstract excerpt
Interferon regulatory factor 2 (IRF2) is a member of a family of transcriptional factors involved in the modulation of IFN-induced immune responses to viral infection. To test whether genetic variants in IRF2 predict risk of atopic dermatitis (AD) and ADEH (atopic dermatitis complicated by eczema herpeticum), we genotyped 78 IRF2 tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in both European-American (n = 435)...
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