| Literature DB >> 21518425 |
Caroline Bussmann1, Stephan Weidinger, Natalija Novak.
Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial disease, with a strong genetic predisposition. Genome-wide studies as well as candidate gene studies revealed several susceptibility loci. Since the observation of a strong association of "loss of function" mutations in the filaggrin gene with AD, the epidermal barrier was rediscovered as important pathophysiological co-factor of this disease.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21518425 DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2011.07656.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dtsch Dermatol Ges ISSN: 1610-0379 Impact factor: 5.584