Importance of examining atopic dermatitis disease mechanisms in African populations

Nonhlanhla Lunjani^{1

2}, Cezmi A Akdis^{3

4}, Liam O'Mahony^{1

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
² University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland.
⁴ Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland.
⁵ Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
⁶ School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Comment

Nonhlanhla Lunjani et al. Allergy. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan;78(1):329-330.

doi: 10.1111/all.15559.

Nonhlanhla Lunjani^{1

2}, Cezmi A Akdis^{3

4}, Liam O'Mahony^{1

5

6}

¹ APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
² University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland.
⁴ Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland.
⁵ Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
⁶ School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

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Environment-dependent alterations of immune mediators in urban and rural South African children with atopic dermatitis.
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Atopic dermatitis: The importance of future research in Africa.
Fehr D, Lang C, Masenga J, Mavura D, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Brüggen MC. Fehr D, et al. Allergy. 2023 Jan;78(1):327-328. doi: 10.1111/all.15422. Epub 2022 Dec 5. Allergy. 2023. PMID: 36468335 No abstract available.

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