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First topical CRISPR gene therapy corrects disease-causing mutations in human skin

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the ...

A skin biopsy can detect a rare neurodegenerative disease

By determining the structure of the deposits responsible for transthyretin amyloidosis through a simple skin biopsy, ...
Yahoo

Gene Therapy Marks a Turning Point for Rare Skin Diseases

This article is part of Nature Outlook: Skin, an editorially independent supplement produced with financial support from LEO Pharma. About this content. KaDee Troop is the mother of seven adopted ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Using AI as Augmented Intelligence to Improve Rare Dermatologic Skin Diseases

Steven Daniel Daveluy, MD, FAAD, discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) can leverage extensive patient data and guide dermatologists to improve early diagnosis and treatment of rare dermatological ...
Healio

Researchers develop novel blood test to diagnose, treat rare skin disease

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The researchers were tasked with helping a patient who had a novel form of recalcitrant erythroderma. Using a ...
FiercePharma

InflaRx drops rare skin disease study for COVID med vilobelimab after futility signal

After a poor showing of its COVID med vilobelimab in a rare skin disorder trial, German drugmaker InflaRx is going back to the drawing board. The independent data monitoring committee assessing a ...

Woman Loses 87% of Her Skin, Goes Blind from Debilitating Condition: ‘Lucky to Be Alive’

“My life is unfortunately never going to be what it was,” said Emily McAllister ...
University of Geneva

A skin biopsy to detect a rare neurodegenerative disease

By determining the structure of the deposits responsible for transthyretin amyloidosis through a simple skin biopsy, scientists at UNIGE are paving the way for a new diagnostic method for ...