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The skin barrier function gene SPINK5 is associated with challenge-proven IgE-mediated food allergy in infants.
Allergy - 1 Sept 2017
Ashley S E, Tan H-T T, Vuillermin P, Dharmage S C, Tang M L K, Koplin J, Gurrin L C, Lowe A, Lodge C, Ponsonby A-L, Molloy J, Martin P, Matheson M C, Saffery R, Allen K J, Ellis J A, Martino D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A defective skin barrier is hypothesized to be an important route of sensitization to dietary antigens and may lead to food allergy in some children. Missense mutations in the serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 5 (SPINK5) skin barrier gene have previously been associated with allergic conditions. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether genetic variants in and around SPINK5 are associated with IgE-mediated...
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