Article
The frequencies of haplotypes defined by three polymorphisms of the IL-31 gene: -1066, -2057, and IVS2+12 in Polish patients with atopic dermatitis.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Jan 2015
Sokołowska-Wojdyło Małgorzata, Gleń Jolanta, Zabłotna Monika, Rębała Krzysztof, Trzeciak Magdalena, Sikorska Monika, Ruckemann-Dziurdzińska Katarzyna, Nedoszytko Boguslaw, Florek Aleksandra, Nowicki Roman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Severe pruritus is one of the cardinal symptoms of atopic dermatitis (AD). Recently, the interleukin (IL)-31 cytokine has been implicated in the induction and maintenance of severe pruritus and chronic skin inflammation in several pruritic skin diseases, including AD. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the association of the IL-31 gene haplotypes with pruritus and severity of AD, as well as their...
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