Product Description: Filaggrin gene mutations are common in Europeans and their descendants, as well as in Asians, reaching a prevalence of up to 10%. Filaggrin proteins are crucial for skin homeostasis as their metabolites maintain skin hydration, keep the skin pH low, and provide protection against solar radiation...read more

Product Description: This book is a comprehensive but compact guide to the latest technical and technological developments in the growing field of non invasive diagnosis in clinical dermatology. Information is provided on the practical and technical characteristics of a wide range of equipment and methods for in vivo measurements that aid in the investigation of skin function, the evaluation of topically applied products and the monitoring of skin disease...read more

Product Description: Toxic injury to the skin in the general population, and particularly in western populations, is on the increase. This is partly due to the expanding number of natural and man-made chemicals present in our everyday environment. The need for a thorough understanding of the skin, and the mechanisms of toxicity therein, has never been more pressing...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: A highly practical handbook for clinicians and postgraduate students of dermatology and peadiatrics, providing full colour photographs alongside descriptions and treatments for each of the commonly presenting childhood dermatological conditions. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This revised and updated mini-atlas is a concise survey of the most commonly encountered dermatologic and venereologic patterns. The text focuses on clinical features and includes therapeutic suggestions, as well as numerous tables summarizing essential information.

Product Description: Presenting the most appropriate cleansing techniques and astringent selection for proper neonatal care, the second edition of this text should help practitioners and researchers understand the effects of accidental percutaneous absorption in the newborn and therapeutic strategies for facilitating epidermal barrier development in the extremely low birthweight (ELBW) preterm infant...read more