INTERPLAY OF FILAGGRIN LOSS-OF-FUNCTION VARIANTS, ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION, AND ECZEMA IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY COVERING INFANCY TO 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Interplay of filaggrin loss-of-function variants, allergic sensitization, and eczema in a longitudinal study covering infancy to 18 years of age.

Immune specific genes as well as genes regulating the formation of skin barrier are major determinants for Monolithic eczema manifestation.There is a debate as to whether allergic sensitization and filaggrin gene (FLG) variants lead to eczema or FLG variants and eczema increase the risk of allergic sensitization.To investigate the time-order betwee

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A retrospective study of trauma-associated oral and maxillofacial lesions in a population from southern Taiwan

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this retrospective analysis was to determine the age, gender, frequency and distribution of trauma-associated hard tissue and soft tissue lesions of the oral and maxillofacial region in a population from southern Taiwan.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Approximately 10% of the 27,995 biopsy records of patients with history of trauma resu

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