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Filaggrin genotype determines functional and molecular alterations in skin of patients with atopic dermatitis and ichthyosis vulgaris.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Winge Mårten C G, Hoppe Torborg, Berne Berit, Vahlquist Anders, Nordenskjöld Magnus, Bradley Maria, Törmä Hans
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several common genetic and environmental disease mechanisms are important for the pathophysiology behind atopic dermatitis (AD). Filaggrin (FLG) loss-of-function is of great significance for barrier impairment in AD and ichthyosis vulgaris (IV), which is commonly associated with AD. T...
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