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Are Host Genetics the Predominant Determinant of Persistent NasalStaphylococcus aureusCarriage in Humans?

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RNase 7 Protects Healthy Skin from Staphylococcus aureus Colonization

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Enhanced Expression and Secretion of Antimicrobial Peptides in Atopic Dermatitis and after Superficial Skin Injury

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Human hair follicle epithelium has an antimicrobial defence system that includes the inducible antimicrobial peptide psoriasin (S100A7) and RNase 7

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Constitutive Expression of the Antimicrobial Peptide RNase 7 Is Associated withStaphylococcus aureusInfection of the Skin

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Association of a genetic polymorphism (-44 C/G SNP) in the human DEFB1 gene with expression and inducibility of multiple β-defensins in gingival keratinocytes

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Microanalysis of an antimicrobial peptide, β-defensin-2, in the stratum corneum from patients with atopic dermatitis

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Defective killing of Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis is associated with reduced mobilization of human β-defensin-3

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Host Polymorphisms in Interleukin 4, Complement Factor H, and C‐Reactive Protein Associated with Nasal Carriage ofStaphylococcus aureusand Occurrence of Boils

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