The impact of air pollution on atopic dermatitis: A transethnic Mendelian randomization study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR The impact of air pollution on atopic dermatitis: A transethnic Mendelian randomization study Yao Ni, Yao Ni orcid.org/0000-0002-4203-2284 Department of Dermatovenereology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, China Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorAo He, Ao He orcid.org/0009-0002-9872-4412 Department of Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorJanzhou Ye, Corresponding Author Janzhou Ye [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-4609 Department of Dermatovenereology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China Correspondence Janzhou Ye, Department of Dermatovenereology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650000, China. Email: [email protected] Wenliang Lv, Department of Infection, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100000, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorWenliang Lv, Corresponding Author Wenliang Lv [email protected] Department of Infection, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China Correspondence Janzhou Ye, Department of Dermatovenereology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650000, China. Email: [email protected] Wenliang Lv, Department of Infection, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100000, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Yao Ni, Yao Ni orcid.org/0000-0002-4203-2284 Department of Dermatovenereology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, China Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorAo He, Ao He orcid.org/0009-0002-9872-4412 Department of Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorJanzhou Ye, Corresponding Author Janzhou Ye [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-4609 Department of Dermatovenereology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China Correspondence Janzhou Ye, Department of Dermatovenereology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650000, China. Email: [email protected] Wenliang Lv, Department of Infection, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100000, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorWenliang Lv, Corresponding Author Wenliang Lv [email protected] Department of Infection, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China Correspondence Janzhou Ye, Department of Dermatovenereology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650000, China. Email: [email protected] Wenliang Lv, Department of Infection, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100000, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 13 December 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.19675 Yao Ni and Ao He share the first authorship. 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