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Uncommon Filaggrin Variants Are Associated with Persistent Atopic Dermatitis in African Americans.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jul 2018
Margolis David J, Mitra Nandita, Gochnauer Heather, Wubbenhorst Bradley, D'Andrea Kurt, Kraya Adam, Hoffstad Ole, Gupta Jayanta, Kim Brian, Yan Albert, Fuxench Zelma Chiesa, Nathanson Katherine L
Abstract excerpt
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common illness that has been associated with filaggrin gene (FLG) loss of function (LoF) variation. In African Americans, a group that commonly has AD and has not been well studied, FLG LoF variation is rarely found. Our objective was to use massively parallel sequencing to evaluate FLG LoF variation in children of African ancestry to evaluate the association between FLG LoF variation...
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