Biomarkers detected in dried blood spots from atopic dermatitis patients strongly correlate with disease severity
Judith L. Thijs
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRenée Fiechter
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorBarbara Giovannone
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMarjolein S. de Bruin-Weller
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorEdward F. Knol
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorCarla A. F. M. Bruijnzeel-Koomen
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJulia Drylewicz
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorStefan Nierkens
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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DirkJan Hijnen
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Correspondence
DirkJan Hijnen, Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Internal address NA-511, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJudith L. Thijs
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRenée Fiechter
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorBarbara Giovannone
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMarjolein S. de Bruin-Weller
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorEdward F. Knol
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorCarla A. F. M. Bruijnzeel-Koomen
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJulia Drylewicz
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorStefan Nierkens
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
DirkJan Hijnen
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Laboratory of Translational Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Correspondence
DirkJan Hijnen, Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Internal address NA-511, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNierkens and Hijnen are senior authors.

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