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The tight junction gene Claudin-1 is associated with atopic dermatitis among Ethiopians.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Nov 2016
Asad S, Winge M C G, Wahlgren C-F, Bilcha K D, Nordenskjöld M, Taylan F, Bradley M
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BACKGROUND: The strong association between epidermal barrier gene variants and Atopic Dermatitis (AD) highlights that impaired skin barrier is a key feature in the pathogenesis of AD. Although the filaggrin (FLG) gene is the major AD risk gene in European and Asian populations, disease-associated variants remain elusive in African populations. OBJECTIVE: A previous study has reported that variants in the tight...
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