Analysis of filaggrin 2 gene polymorphisms in patients with atopic dermatitis,

• Main Authors: Amanda Hertz (Author), Luna Azulay-Abulafia (Author), Adriana Paulino do Nascimento (Author), Cintya Yumi Ohara (Author), Fabio Chigres Kuschnir (Author), Luís Cristovão Porto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: Polymorphisms of the filaggrin 2 gene (rs 12568784 and rs 16899374) are associated with persistent atopic dermatitis in African American patients. Filaggrin 2 is a protein with a function similar to filaggrin and also encoded in the epidermal differentiation complex on chromosom...