Open AccessDetection of R576 interleukin-4 receptor αn allele gene, serum interleukin-4, and eosinophilic cationic protein in atopic dermatitis patients
Author(s) -
MY Abdel-Mawla,
Yasser M. Mostafa,
Y Abuel-Majd,
Rasha Abd El-Wahab Attwa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.48983
Subject(s) - atopic dermatitis , medicine , allele , interleukin , eosinophil cationic protein , immunology , interleukin 4 receptor , gene , interleukin 4 , interleukin 5 , dermatology , receptor , genetics , asthma , eosinophil , cytokine , biology
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic pruritic skin disease. It results from a complex interplay between strong genetic and environmental factors. The aim of this work was to study some biochemical markers of the dermatosis. This included detection of R576 interleukin-4 receptor alpha allele gene. Twenty five patients with AD and 25 controls participated in this study.