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A prospective study in children with a severe form of atopic dermatitis: clinical outcome in relation to cytokine gene polymorphisms.
Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2012
Kayserova J, Sismova K, Zentsova-Jaresova I, Katina S, Vernerova E, Polouckova A, Capkova S, Malinova V, Striz I, Sediva A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The course of atopic dermatitis (AD) in childhood is characterized by typical changes in phenotype, including a shift from skin involvement to respiratory allergy usually around the third year of age. We thus designed a prospective study to monitor the outcome of severe AD and to investigate the association between cytokine gene polymorphisms and clinical manifestations. METHODS:...
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