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SUBMITTER: Al-Shobaili HA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4791162 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Al-Shobaili Hani A HA Ahmed Ahmed A AA Alnomair Naief N Alobead Zeiad Abdulaziz ZA Rasheed Zafar Z
International journal of health sciences 20160101 1
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory skin disease. The pathogenesis of AD remains unclear, but the disease results from dysfunctions of skin barrier and immune response, where both genetic and environmental factors play a key role. Recent studies demonstrate the substantial evidences that show a strong genetic association with AD. As for example, AD patients have a positive family history and have a concordance rate in twins. Moreover, several candidate genes have now ...[more]