Letter to the Editor
Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2009) 129, 1302–1305; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.372; published online 27 November 2008
Prevalent and Rare Mutations in the Gene Encoding Filaggrin in Japanese Patients with Ichthyosis Vulgaris and Atopic Dermatitis
Toshifumi Nomura1,2, Masashi Akiyama1, Aileen Sandilands2, Ikue Nemoto-Hasebe1, Kaori Sakai1, Akari Nagasaki1, Colin N A Palmer3, Frances J D Smith2, W H Irwin McLean2 and Hiroshi Shimizu1
- 1Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- 2Epithelial Genetics Group, Division of Molecular Medicine, Colleges of Life Sciences and Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- 3Population Pharmacogenetics Group, Biomedical Research Center, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
Correspondence: Masashi Akiyama, E-mail: akiyama@med.hokudai.ac.jp; W H Irwin McLean, E-mail: w.h.i.mclean@dundee.ac.uk
Abbreviations:
AD, atopic dermatitis; FLG, filaggrin; IV, ichthyosis vulgaris
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