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Interactive effect of STAT6 and IL13 gene polymorphisms on eczema status: results from a longitudinal and a cross-sectional study.
BMC medical genetics - 2 Jul 2013
Ziyab Ali H, Davies Gwyneth A, Ewart Susan, Hopkin Julian M, Schauberger Eric M, Wills-Karp Marsha, Holloway John W, Arshad Syed Hasan, Zhang Hongmei, Karmaus Wilfried
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BACKGROUND: Eczema is a prevalent skin disease that is mainly characterized by systemic deviation of immune response and defective epidermal barrier. Th2 cytokines, such as IL-13 and transcription factor STAT6 are key elements in the inflammatory response that characterize allergic disorders, including eczema. Previous genetic association studies showed inconsistent results for the association of single...
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