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Correlation of age-of-onset of Atopic Dermatitis with Filaggrin loss-of-function variant status.
Scientific reports - 17 Feb 2020
Smieszek S P, Welsh S, Xiao C, Wang J, Polymeropoulos C, Birznieks G, Polymeropoulos M H
Abstract excerpt
The genetic background of Atopic Dermatitis (AD) with chronic pruritus is complex. Filaggrin (FLG) is an essential gene in the epidermal barrier formation s. Loss-of-function (LOF) variants in FLG associated with skin barrier dysfunction constitute the most well-known genetic risk factor for AD. In this study, we focused on the frequency and effect of FLG loss-of-function variants in association with...
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