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FLG single nucleotide polymorphisms in chronic idiopathic urticaria.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2000
Soltani S, Saghazadeh A, Movahedi M, Tavakol M, Sadr M, Farhadi E, Rezaei N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Filaggrin (FLG), which is formed from profilaggrin protein during epidermal terminal differentiation, is a prerequisite to squame biogenesis and thus for perfect formation of the skin barrier. Yet, the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of FLG and chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) has not been investigated. METHODS: The study population consisted of 93 CIU patients and 93 healthy control...
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