UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI DOCTORAL SCHOOL IN ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources Department of Agricultural Sciences (Animal Science) THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT, DIET, TRANSCRIPTOME AND ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN DOGS DOCTORAL THESIS JOHANNA ANTURANIEMI Department of Agricultural Sciences P. O. Box 28 FIN-00014 University of Helsinki Finland ACADEMIC DISSERTATION To be presented, with the permission of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Helsinki, for public examination in Viikki, lecture room B6, Latokartanonkaari 7, on 16 th February 2018, at 12 o’clock noon. HELSINKI, FINLAND 2018