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= __Epidermolysis Bullosa__ = = = = EB is a bunch of inherited disorders of the skin causing you to get skin blisters in response to minor injuries = =__some of the__ __Alternative Names__- Junctional epidermolysis bullosa; Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; Hemidesmosomal epidermolysis bullosa; Weber-Cockayne syndrome =  In 1886 Kobner introduced the name epidermolysis bullosa hereditaria to describe a multigenerational family with serious blister and generalized predominantly acral
 * __The History of EB__**

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__An estimate of the number of people with EB__ ===== Its estimated that 25,000 – 50,000 people in the US have EB and around 20 babies have It for every 1 million born

__Facts about EB__


 * EB apears at birth and affects males and females.
 * EB is rare in adults
 * EB affects Chromosomes 12 and 17
 * EB is a Domanint and a Recesive Gene. it is also a Mutation
 * EB is related to porphyria

__What EB does to you-__ EB affects mainly the skin but can also affect the inside of the mouth restricting opening, the gullet making it hard to swallow, also the eyes can be affected also.

There are no cures for EB

Current research priorities of debra include:  = = Some pics of EB __Sites i found my info on__ [] [] [] []  [] [|library.med.utah.edu/kw/derm/pages/ph06_6.htm]  [|www.ebanusa.org/inspirations.htm]  [|www.medscape.com/.../18/461827/461827_fig.html] <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Advancing developments in gene therapy
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Promoting wound healing for those with EB; and
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Improving the management of EB through clinical research.