Article
Rare occurrence of common filaggrin mutations in Turkish children with food allergy and atopic dermatitis
Turkish journal of medical sciences - 17 Dec 2020
Vardar Acar Neşe, Cavkaytar Özlem, Arik Yilmaz Ebru, Büyüktiryaki Ayşe Betül, Uysal Soyer Özge, Şahiner Ümit Murat, Şekerel Bülent Enis, Karaaslan Ibrahim Çağatay, Saçkesen Cansin
Abstract excerpt
Background/aim: Filaggrin is a protein complex involved in epidermal differentiation and skin barrier formation. Mutations of the filaggrin gene (FLG) are associated with allergen sensitization and allergic diseases like atopic dermatitis (AD), allergic rhinitis, food allergy (FA), and asthma. The aim of the study is to reveal the frequency of change in the FLG gene and...
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