Clinical presentation of atopic dermatitis by filaggrin gene mutation status during the first 7 years of life in a prospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Filaggrin null mutations result in impaired skin barrier functions, increase the risk of early onset atopic dermatitis and lead to a more severe and chronic disease. We aimed to characterize the clinical presentation and course of atopic dermatitis associated with fila...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Giwercman Carson, Morten Arendt Rasmussen, Jacob P Thyssen, Torkil Menné, Hans Bisgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23166590/pdf/?tool=EBI