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Genotype-phenotype associations in filaggrin loss-of-function mutation carriers.
Contact dermatitis - 1 Mar 2013
Landeck Lilla, Visser Maaike, Kezic Sanja, John Swen M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) have been reported to be associated with specific phenotypic characteristics such as hyperlinearity and keratosis pilaris. OBJECTIVES: To study phenotypic features in patients with occupational irritant contact eczema of the hands in relation to FLG loss-of-function mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a prospective cohort study, genotype was...
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