Article
The role of filaggrin mutations during pregnancy and postpartum: atopic dermatitis and genital skin diseases.
Allergy - 1 May 2016
Bager P, Wohlfahrt J, Boyd H, Thyssen J P, Melbye M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the epidermal filaggrin gene (FLG) are associated with skin barrier dysfunction (dry skin, less acidic skin, and fissured skin), and atopic dermatitis (AD) with a severe and persistent course. Because pregnancy and delivery further impairs normal skin barrier functions (immune suppression, mechanical stress), we studied the possible role of FLG mutations on the risk of AD flares, genital infections,...
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