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RDEB

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RDEBRecessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa


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Our data provide the first evidence that a selected population of marrow cells can connect the epidermis and dermis in a mouse model of the disease and offer a potentially valuable approach for treatment of human RDEB and other extracellular matrix disorders.
RDEB is a devastating congenital skin disorder characterized by painful ulcers and widespread, permanent scarring resulting in the deformity of hands and feet.
The finding came about because roughly two-thirds of children with a blistering skin disorder called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or RDEB -- caused by a mutation that leads to an altered or missing collagen VII protein -- develop a type of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma.
 
 
 
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