Progress toward Treatment and Cure of Epidermolysis Bullosa: Summary of the DEBRA International Research Symposium EB2015

Jouni Uitto, Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, Angela M. Christiano, John A. McGrath, Cristina Has, Andrew P. South, Brett Kopelan, E. Clare Robinson

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摘要

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a group of complex heritable blistering diseases, is the topic of triennial research meetings organized by DEBRA International, Vienna, Austria, the network of national EB patient advocacy organizations. The DEBRA 2015 Research Conference, held in May 2015, brought together investigators and clinicians from around the world working at the forefront of EB research. Discussing the state-of-the-art approaches from a wide range of disciplines, there was a palpable excitement at this conference brought about by the optimism about applying new sequencing techniques, genome editing, protein replacement, autologous and allogeneic stem cell therapy, innovations in cancer biology, revertant mosaicism, and induced pluripotent stem cell techniques, all of which are aimed at developing new therapies for EB. Many in the field who have participated in EB research for many years were especially enthusiastic and felt that, possibly for the first time, the field seems uniquely poised to bring these new tools to effectively tackle EB. Multiple complementary approaches are currently in motion toward improved quality of life and eventually a cure for patients suffering from EB, a currently intractable disease.

原文English
頁(從 - 到)352-358
頁數7
期刊Journal of Investigative Dermatology
136
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 生物化學
  • 分子生物學
  • 皮膚科
  • 細胞生物學

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