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The persistence of atopic dermatitis and filaggrin (FLG) mutations in a US longitudinal cohort.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Oct 2012
Margolis David J, Apter Andrea J, Gupta Jayanta, Hoffstad Ole, Papadopoulos Maryte, Campbell Linda E, Sandilands Aileen, McLean W H Irwin, Rebbeck Tim R, Mitra Nandita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease that is characterized by recurrent episodes of itching. Filaggrin (FLG) loss-of-function (FLG null) mutations have been associated with an increased risk of AD. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the effect of individual FLG null mutations on the persistence of AD over time. METHODS: We evaluated a multiyear prospective cohort study of children with AD...
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