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Clinical features of children with atopic dermatitis according to filaggrin gene variants.
Allergologia et immunopathologia - 1 Jan 2021
Arghavan Ziaali, Laleh Sharifi, Shahram Teimourian, Bita Hasani, Anna Isaian, Mansoureh Shariat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Filament aggregating protein (Filaggrin) is a skeletal cell component that provides a protective function for the epidermis. Mutations of the filaggrin gene (FLG) cause a loss of filaggrin protein. These mutations are seen in 50% of atopic dermatitis (AD). The aim of the study was to investigate the polymorphisms and mutations of the FLG in Iranian children with AD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This project...
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