Article
Filaggrin loss-of-function mutations and atopic dermatitis as risk factors for hand eczema in apprentice nurses: part II of a prospective cohort study.
Contact dermatitis - 1 Mar 2014
Visser Maaike J, Verberk Maarten M, Campbell Linda E, McLean W H Irwin, Calkoen Florentine, Bakker Jan G, van Dijk Frank J H, Bos Jan D, Kezic Sanja
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Environmental exposure and personal susceptibility both contribute to the development of hand eczema. In this study, we investigated the effect of loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG), atopic dermatitis and wet work exposure on the development of hand eczema in apprentice nurses. METHODS: Dutch apprentice nurses were genotyped for the four most common FLG mutations; atopic...
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