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Filaggrin Polymorphism Pro478Ser Is Associated With the Severity of Atopic Dermatitis and Colonization by Staphylococcal aureus

Lopes C^1,2, Rocha L³, Sokhatska O¹, Soares J⁴, Tavaria F⁴, Correia O^1,5, Pintado M⁴, Fernandes S³, Delgado L¹, Moreira A^1,6

¹Laboratory of Immunology, Basic and Clinical Immunology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
²Allergy Unit, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal
³Genetics Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
⁴CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa,Porto, Portugal
⁵Center Dermatology Epidermis, Instituto CUF, Porto, Portugal
⁶Immunoallergology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2016; Vol. 26(1): 48-72
doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0017