Do filaggrin mutations confer susceptibility to atopic dermatitis but not to asthma?
Although FLG loss-of-function mutations are consistently associated with atopic dermatitis and other allergic phenotypes, these mutations do not appear to influence either susceptibility to asthma or asthma severity phenotypes.
MIP availability decreases the extent and duration of preoperative evaluation while decreasing the time from diagnosis to referral. MIP also lowers the endocrinologists' surgical referral threshold for PHPT, although it emphasizes the perceived shortcomings of traditional parathyroidectomy that are held by many physicians.