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Epidermolysis Bullos

Boy is given new skin thanks to gene therapy. A medical team has successfully treated a child suffering from extensive skin damage using transplants derived from genetically modified stem cells. The boy is a so-called butterfly child: he suffers from epidermolysis bullosa, a genetic skin disease that had destroyed approximately 80 percent of his epidermis. Source 4i.

Bullos Epidermolysis

Potential treatment for cancer in butterfly disease. New research lays foundation for upcoming clinical trial for patients with epidermolysis bullosa. Source 8a.