Article
Interplay of filaggrin loss-of-function variants, allergic sensitization, and eczema in a longitudinal study covering infancy to 18 years of age.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Ziyab Ali H, Karmaus Wilfried, Yousefi Mitra, Ewart Susan, Schauberger Eric, Holloway John W, Zhang Hongmei, Arshad Syed Hasan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Immune specific genes as well as genes regulating the formation of skin barrier are major determinants for eczema manifestation. There is a debate as to whether allergic sensitization and filaggrin gene (FLG) variants lead to eczema or FLG variants and eczema increase the risk of allergic sensitization. To investigate the time-order between eczema and allergic sensitization with respect to FLG...
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