What is EB?

Epidermolysis Bullosa is a family of rare genetic disorders that affect the body's largest organ: the skin. Individuals with EB lack critical proteins that bind the skin's two layers together. Without these proteins, the skin tears apart, blisters, and shears off leading to severe pain, disfigurement and wounds that may never heal.

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Types of EB

Sources

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“Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa - Genetics Home Reference - NIH.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 2018,                                                ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/junctional-epidermolysis-bullosa.
“Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa - Genetics Home Reference - NIH.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 2018,                                              ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/dystrophic-epidermolysis-bullosa.
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