Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epidermolysis bullosa is actually a group of disorders where there is blistering of the skin in response to minor trauma. These are inherited either as an autosomal dominant disease - only one damaged gene is necessary for you to develop the condition - or in a recessive manner, where both genes must be abnormal (one from each parent). The autosomal dominant disease is the milder of the two; infants with autosomal recessive epidermolysis bullosa may be severely affected. There is no treatment currently available.
 
 
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