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Lim JJ, Reginald K, Say YH, Liu MH, Chew FT. Dietary Protein Intake and Associated Risks for Atopic Dermatitis, Intrinsic Eczema, and Allergic Sensitization among Young Chinese Adults in Singapore/Malaysia: Key Findings from a Cross-sectional Study. JID INNOVATIONS 2023; 3:100224. [PMID: 37731471 PMCID: PMC10507652 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2023.100224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Through an investigator-administered questionnaire that follows the standard protocol of the International Study of Allergy and Asthma in Childhood, data on symptomatic histories of eczema and dietary habits were collected from 11,494 young Chinese adults in Singapore/Malaysia. Allergic sensitization status was assessed through a skin prick test reactivity to common house dust mites. Using three dietary indices (dietary protein score, animal protein score, and plant protein score), the associations between atopic dermatitis, intrinsic eczema, allergic sensitization, and intake of various proteins were estimated. On average, most subjects frequently eat meat, vegetables, and rice in their diets. Through a multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and parental eczema, subjects with high dietary protein score (adjusted OR = 1.397; 95% confidence interval = 1.133-1.724; P < 0.003) and high animal protein score (adjusted OR = 1.353; 95% confidence interval = 1.106-1.682; P < 0.003) were associated with increased risk of atopic dermatitis. Interestingly, synergy factor analysis revealed that a higher intake of plant proteins than animal proteins in diets significantly reduced overall associated risks of atopic dermatitis and allergic sensitization but not those of intrinsic eczema. Most importantly, these associations are independent of dietary fat intake. Taken together, frequent adherence to diets rich in plant proteins reduced associated risks of atopic dermatitis in Singapore/Malaysia Chinese adults.
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- Jun Jie Lim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Lim HS, Simon SE, Yow YY, Saidur R, Tan KO. Photoprotective activities of Lignosus rhinocerus in UV-irradiated human keratinocytes. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 299:115621. [PMID: 35987413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Lignosus rhinocerus, also known as Tiger Milk Mushroom has been used traditionally to treat a variety of human conditions, including asthma, diabetes, respiratory disease, skin allergy, and food poisoning. The reported activities of Lignosus rhinocerus extracts include anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-asthmatic, anti-microbial, anti-cancer, neuroprotection, and immune modulation effects. However, its effect on human skin is not well documented, including human skin exposed to ultraviolet light (UV). Exposure to UV can trigger various cellular responses, including inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage, cell death, and cellular aging. AIM OF THE STUDY The study aims to investigate the effects of methanolic extract prepared from cultured Lignosus rhinocerus (herein referred to as TM02 and its methanol extract as TM02-ME) on UV-irradiated human keratinocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Powdered stock of TM02 was dissolved and sequentially extracted with different solvents to prepare the extracts and the methanol extract was subsequently characterized based on its bio-activities on HaCaT human keratinocytes. The keratinocytes were pre-treated with the methanol extract followed by UV-irradiation. Cellular responses of the HaCaT cells such as cell viability, DNA damage, as well as gene and protein expressions that were responsive to the treatments, were characterized by using bio-assays, including reverse-transcription based PCR, Western blot, cell viability, and mitochondrial Cytochrome C release assays. RESULTS TM02-ME protected HaCaT cells from UV-induced DNA damage and cell death in a dose-dependent manner. Pre-treatment of HaCaT cells with TM02-ME led to a 39% reduction of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) and up-regulated the gene expression of REV1 and SPINK5 in UVB-irradiated HaCaT cells when compared to the control. In addition, TM-02-ME treated HaCaT cells increased the expression of BCL-XL and BCL-2 proteins which coincided with the down-regulation of mitochondrial Cyt. C release in the UV-B irradiated HaCaT cells. The results were further supported by data that showed the stable clones of HaCaT cells stably expressed BCL-XL were resistant to UVB-induced cell death. CONCLUSIONS __The results showed that TM02-ME confers photoprotective activities to UVB-irradiated HaCaT cells, leading to a reduction in DNA damage and cell death as well as up-regulated the expression of REV1 and SPINK5 which are involved in DNA repair and skin barrier function, respectively. The up-regulation of pro-survival members of the BCL-2 family by TM02-ME confers protection against UVB-induced cell death.
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- Hui Sin Lim
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, No.5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, No.5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, No.5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Nano-materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, No.5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, No.5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Nath S, Kumari N, Bandyopadhyay D, Sinha N, Majumder PP, Mitra R, Mukherjee S. Dysbiotic Lesional Microbiome With Filaggrin Missense Variants Associate With Atopic Dermatitis in India. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:570423. [PMID: 33282748 PMCID: PMC7705349 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.570423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Atopic Dermatitis (AD) has been associated with the loss of function (LoF) mutations in Filaggrin (FLG) gene and increase in relative abundance of specific microbes in the lesional skin, predominantly in Caucasians. Our study aims to determine, in Indian AD patients, (a) the prevalence of FLG LoF and missense mutations, and (b) the nature and extent of dysbiosis and altered microbial pathways with and without mutations in FLG. AD patients (n = 34) and healthy controls (n = 54) were recruited from India in this study and shotgun sequencing was carried out in a subset of samples with adequate microbiome DNA concentration. Host DNA from the same subset of samples was subjected to FLG coding region sequencing and host-microbiome association was estimated. Results: The prevalence of FLG LoFs that are associated with AD globally were significantly lesser in our cases and controls (8.6%, 0%) than those reported in Europeans (27%, 2.6%). Staphylococcus aureus was present only on AD skin [abundance in Pediatric AD: 32.86%; Adult AD: 22.17%], but not on healthy skin on which Staphylococcus hominis (Adult controls: 16.43%, Adult AD: 0.20%; p = 0.002), Cutibacterium acnes (Adult controls:10.84%, Adult AD: 0.90%; p = 0.02), and Malassezia globosa (Adult controls: 8.89%, Adult AD: 0.005%; p = 0.001) were significantly more abundant. Microbial pathways mostly associated with skin barrier permeability, ammonia production and inflammation (Arginine and Proline metabolism, Histidine Metabolism and Staphylococcus aureus infection) were significantly enriched on AD skin metagenome. These pathways are also reported to impair antimicrobial peptide activity. Among AD patients with missense single nucleotide polymorphisms harboring "potentially damaging" alleles in FLG gene, damaging allele dosage was significantly (p < 0.02) positively correlated with relative abundance of phylum_Proteobacteria up to order_Pseudomonadales and negatively correlated with phylum_Firmicutes up to species_Staphylococcus aureus. Conclusion: Our study has provided evidence that host DNA profile is significantly associated with microbiome composition in the development of AD. Species and strain level analysis showed that the microbial pathways enriched in AD cases were mostly found in MRSA strains. These evidences can be harnessed to control AD by modulating the microbiome using a personalized strategy. Our findings on the association of FLG genotypes with the microbiome dysbiosis may pave the way for a personalized strategy to provide a more effective control of AD.
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- Shankha Nath
- National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, India
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- National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, India
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- College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Kalyani, India
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- National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, India.,Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
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Blakeway H, Van‐de-Velde V, Allen V, Kravvas G, Palla L, Page M, Flohr C, Weller R, Irvine A, McPherson T, Roberts A, Williams H, Reynolds N, Brown S, Paternoster L, Langan S. What is the evidence for interactions between filaggrin null mutations and environmental exposures in the aetiology of atopic dermatitis? A systematic review. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:443-451. [PMID: 31794059 PMCID: PMC7496176 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies indicate that gene-environment interactions play a role in atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVES To review the evidence for gene-environment interactions in AD aetiology, focusing on filaggrin (FLG) loss-of-function mutations. METHODS A systematic search from inception to September 2018 in Embase, MEDLINE and BIOSIS was performed. Search terms included all synonyms for AD and filaggrin/FLG; any genetic or epidemiological study design using any statistical methods were included. Quality assessment using criteria modified from guidance (ROBINS-I and Human Genome Epidemiology Network) for nonrandomized and genetic studies was completed, including consideration of power. Heterogeneity of study design and analyses precluded the use of meta-analysis. RESULTS Of 1817 papers identified, 12 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria required and performed formal interaction testing. There was some evidence for FLG-environment interactions in six of the studies (P-value for interaction ≤ 0·05), including early-life cat ownership, older siblings, water hardness, phthalate exposure, higher urinary phthalate metabolite levels (which all increased AD risk additional to FLG null genotype) and prolonged breastfeeding (which decreased AD risk in the context of FLG null genotype). Major limitations of published studies were the low numbers of individuals (ranging from five to 94) with AD and FLG loss-of-function mutations and exposure to specific environmental factors, and variation in exposure definitions. CONCLUSIONS Evidence on FLG-environment interactions in AD aetiology is limited. However, many of the studies lacked large enough sample sizes to assess these interactions fully. Further research is needed with larger sample sizes and clearly defined exposure assessment. Linked Comment: Park and Seo. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:411.
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- H. Blakeway
- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of BristolBristol Medical SchoolOakfield HouseOakfield GroveBristolBS8 2BNU.K.
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- Department of DermatologyLauriston Building, Lauriston PlaceEdinburghEH3 9HAU.K.
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- Department of InfectionSt. Thomas’ HospitalWestminster Bridge RdLambeth, LondonSE1 7EHU.K.
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- Department of DermatologyLauriston Building, Lauriston PlaceEdinburghEH3 9HAU.K.
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- Department of Medical StatisticsLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonU.K.
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- School of Public Health and Preventive MedicineMonash UniversityLevel 4, 553 St Kilda RoadMelbourne3004Australia
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- Unit for Population‐Based Dermatology ResearchSt John's Institute of DermatologyGuy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust & King's College LondonStrand, LondonWC2R 2LSU.K.
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- Department of DermatologyLauriston Building, Lauriston PlaceEdinburghEH3 9HAU.K.
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- Clinical MedicineTrinity College DublinDublinIreland,The National Children's Research CentreCrumlinIreland,DermatologyChildren's Health IrelandCrumlinIreland
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- Churchill HospitalOld RoadHeadington, OxfordOX3 7LEU.K.
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- Nottingham Support Group for Carers of Children with EczemaNottinghamU.K.
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- Centre of Evidence‐Based DermatologyUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamNG7 2NRU.K.
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- DermatologyRoyal Victoria InfirmaryNHS Foundation TrustNewcastle upon TyneU.K.,Institute of Cellular MedicineFaculty of Medical SciencesNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneU.K.
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- Skin Research Group, Division of Molecular and Clinical MedicineSchool of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeDD1 9SYU.K.,Department of DermatologyNinewells HospitalDundeeDD1 9SYU.K.
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of BristolPopulation Health SciencesBristol Medical School, Oakfield House, Oakfield GroveBristolBS8 2BNU.K.
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population HealthLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonWC1E 7HTU.K.,Health Data Research UKLondonU.K.
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Martin MJ, Estravís M, García-Sánchez A, Dávila I, Isidoro-García M, Sanz C. Genetics and Epigenetics of Atopic Dermatitis: An Updated Systematic Review. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E442. [PMID: 32325630 PMCID: PMC7231115 DOI: 10.3390/genes11040442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disorder that affects up to 15-20% of the population and is characterized by recurrent eczematous lesions with intense itching. As a heterogeneous disease, multiple factors have been suggested to explain the nature of atopic dermatitis (AD), and its high prevalence makes it necessary to periodically compile and update the new information available. In this systematic review, the focus is set at the genetic and epigenetic studies carried out in the last years. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted in three scientific publication databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Scopus). The search was restricted to publications indexed from July 2016 to December 2019, and keywords related to atopic dermatitis genetics and epigenetics were used. RESULTS A total of 73 original papers met the inclusion criteria established, including 9 epigenetic studies. A total of 62 genes and 5 intergenic regions were described as associated with AD. CONCLUSION Filaggrin (FLG) polymorphisms are confirmed as key genetic determinants for AD development, but also epigenetic regulation and other genes with functions mainly related to the immune system and extracellular matrix, reinforcing the notion of skin homeostasis breakage in AD.
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- Maria J Martin
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.M.); (M.E.); (I.D.); (C.S.)
- Network for Cooperative Research in Health–RETICS ARADyAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.M.); (M.E.); (I.D.); (C.S.)
- Network for Cooperative Research in Health–RETICS ARADyAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostics Sciences, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.M.); (M.E.); (I.D.); (C.S.)
- Network for Cooperative Research in Health–RETICS ARADyAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostics Sciences, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.M.); (M.E.); (I.D.); (C.S.)
- Network for Cooperative Research in Health–RETICS ARADyAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Department of Immunoallergy, Salamanca University Hospital, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.M.); (M.E.); (I.D.); (C.S.)
- Network for Cooperative Research in Health–RETICS ARADyAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.M.); (M.E.); (I.D.); (C.S.)
- Network for Cooperative Research in Health–RETICS ARADyAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Department of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Bogari NM, Amin AA, Rayes HH, Abdelmotelb A, Al-Allaf FA, Dannoun A, Al-Amodi HS, Sedayo AA, Almalk H, Moulana A, Balkhair R, Jambi F, Madani F, Abutalib M, Taher MM, Bouazzaoui A, Aljohani A, Bogari MN, G K UR, Fawzy A, Alharbi KK, Ali Khan I. Whole exome sequencing detects novel variants in Saudi children diagnosed with eczema. J Infect Public Health 2019; 13:27-33. [PMID: 31213409 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Eczema is also known as atopic dermatitis is well-known for the skin disease globally. In Saudi Arabia, exome sequencing studies have not been documented. The purpose of this study was to scrutinize the disease causing mutations in children affected with eczema with exome sequencing in the Saudi population. METHODS We recruited randomly three sporadic cases of children diagnosed with eczema and simultaneously, three more cases were adopted for control samples. Exome sequencing was carried out by applying a pipeline that captures all the variants of concern related to the samples by using the Ion torrent. RESULTS In this study, we have documented 49 variants, among which 37 variants were confirmed through eczema children and remaining 30 variants through control children. However, from the analysis of the 6 samples, we have identified rs10192157 (1646C>T; Thr549Ile), rs2899642 (27C>G; Asn9Lys), chr1:152127950 (1625G>A; Gly542Asp) and chr1:152128041 (1534C>G; Gly512Arg) variants which are rarely linked to the disease eczema. In the rs10192157, we have documented these mutations in all three eczema children and one in the control; the rs2899642 mutation appeared in only a couple of eczema children, whereas the mutation in the chr1:152127950 regions appeared in only one eczema patient. However, the chr1:152128041 mutations appeared in only one case of eczema and also in two control children. CONCLUSION Our study revealed four mutations which had not previously been connected with eczema within the database. However, the rs10192157 and rs2899642 mutations were documented with asthma disease. The remaining mutations such as chr1:152127950 and chr1:152128041 have not been reported anywhere else. This study recommends screening these 4 mutations in eczema cases and their relevant controls to confirm the prevalence in the Saudi population. It is recommended that future studies examine the 4 mutations in detail.
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- Neda M Bogari
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Biochemistry Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia; Faculty of Medicine, AinShams University, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanat University, Egypt.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Biochemistry Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.
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- Maternity Children Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Maternity Children Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Maternity Children Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; Science and Technology Unit, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Division of Human Genetics & Genome Researches, Department of Molecular Genetics and Enzymology, National Research Centre, Egypt.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box-10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box-10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia.
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