INTERPLAY OF FILAGGRIN LOSS-OF-FUNCTION VARIANTS, ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION, AND ECZEMA IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY COVERING INFANCY TO 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Interplay of filaggrin loss-of-function variants, allergic sensitization, and eczema in a longitudinal study covering infancy to 18 years of age.

Immune specific genes as well as genes regulating the formation of skin barrier are major determinants for eczema manifestation.There is a debate as to whether allergic sensitization and filaggrin gene (FLG) variants lead to eczema or FLG variants and eczema increase the risk of allergic sensitization.To investigate the time-order between eczema an

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Interference competition with an invasive species as potential driver of rapid extinction in an island-endemic lizard

Competition between native and alien species is often described as a main driver of biodiversity loss.Nevertheless, there is limited evidence of animal declines and extinctions actually determined by competition.The Aeolian lizard, Podarcis raffonei, is critically endangered because it suffered dramatic declines and extinctions throughout its range

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