posted on November 11, 2013
FoxNews.com recently published a story about children with a rare skin disorder, epidermolysis bullosa (EB). People affected with this condition have very fragile skin that blisters or breaks easily. EB is painful, disfiguring, and can cause a shorted lifespan. It is a result of genetic mutations that block the body’s ability to make collagen, which is responsible for holding the layers of the skin together.
MSI Principal Investigator Jakub Tolar, Director of the Stem Cell Institute and an associate professor in the pediatrics department of the University of Minnesota Medical School, is quoted in the FoxNews.com story. Professor Tolar uses MSI resources for his research into EB, especially the mechanisms of the pain and itching associated with it.