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Gene variants help explain link between skin condition and food allergies – News-Medical.Net
Two common variants in the KIF3A gene increase the risk of young children having a dysfunctional skin barrier and developing the skin condition atopic dermatitis.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 14 2020
Two common variants in the KIF3A gene increase the risk of young children having a dysfunctional skin barrier and developing the skin condition atopic dermatitis. This, in turn, can allow environmental exposures to more easily cross the skin barrier and contribute to the development of food allergies and asthma as they grow up.
These findings, led by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s, were published online Aug. 14, 2020, in Nature Communications….
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