Association of filaggrin gene mutations and childhood eczema and wheeze with phthalates and phosphorus flame retardants in house dust: The Hokkaido study on Environment and Children's Health.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite our limited sample size and cross-sectional study design, the effects of indoor environmental factors on childhood eczema and wheeze were clearer in children without loss-of-function mutations in FLG than in children with mutations. Children with FLG mutations might already be cared for differently in terms of medication or parental lifestyle. Further studies in larger populations are warranted so that severity of symptoms and combinations of FLG mutations can be investigated.
PMID: 30195067 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Environment International - September 5, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ait Bamai Y, Araki A, Nomura T, Kawai T, Tsuboi T, Kobayashi S, Miyashita C, Takeda M, Shimizu H, Kishi R Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research