Skin barrier dysfunction has been reported in both atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergy (FA). However, only one-third of patients with AD have FA. [2] The purpose of this study was to use a minimally invasive skin tape strip sampling method and a multiomics approach to determine whether children with AD and FA (AD FA+) have stratum corneum (SC) abnormalities that distinguish them from AD without FA (AD FA−) and nonatopic (NA) controls.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/nonlesional-skin-surface-distinguishes-atopic-dermatitis-food-allergy-unique
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Skin-barrier-dysfunction.pdf
[3] http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/scitransmed/11/480/eaav2685.full.pdf
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/donald-y-m-leung
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/agustin-calatroni
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/livia-s-zaramela-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science-translational-medicine
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/skin-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/micro-organisms
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us