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Study of calprotectin gene polymorphism and serum level in acne vulgaris patients.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 2022
Farag Azza G A, Helal Samar G, Labib Azza Z, Bazid Heba A S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris (AV) is an inflammatory skin disease of the pilosebaceous unit. S100A8 and S100A9 (the light subunits of calprotectin) gene polymorphisms have been known to be associated with inflammatory disorder. Until now, no study investigated calprotectin gene polymorphism in acne patients. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate calprotectin serum levels and gene polymorphism (rs3806232)...
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