Palm reading and water divining: A cross-sectional study of the accuracy of palmar hyperlinearity and transepidermal water loss to identify individuals with a filaggrin gene null mutation

Adrian John Lowe; Bambie Lee; David Orchard; Emma King; Michael J Abramson; Katrina J Allen; Jennie Hui; Melissa C Southey; Caroline J Lodge; Shyamali C Dharmage

Journal article

Palm reading and water divining: A cross-sectional study of the accuracy of palmar hyperlinearity and transepidermal water loss to identify individuals with a filaggrin gene null mutation

Adrian John Lowe, Bambie Lee, David Orchard, Emma King, Michael J Abramson, Katrina J Allen, Jennie Hui, Melissa C Southey, Caroline J Lodge, Shyamali C Dharmage

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | MOSBY-ELSEVIER | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.083

University of Melbourne Researchers

Adrian Lowe Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Melissa Southey Author Clinical Pathology

Caroline Lodge Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

David Orchard Author Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital

Shyamali Dharmage Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

The first 6 years of the Melbourne Atopy Cohort Study were funded (study formula and staff) by Nestec Ltd, a subsidiary of Nestle Australia. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia funded the 18-year follow-up (GNT454856). Drs Dharmage, Lodge, Southey and Lowe are funded by the NHMRC.