In 2017, PEOPLE spoke to Brandon Joseph, who is living with the rare disease epidermolysis bullosa. While many patients die during infancy, Joseph is now thriving at 20 Andrea Pett-Joseph Brandon ...
For the first time, doctors were able to treat a child who had a life-threatening rare genetic skin disease through a transplant of skin grown using genetically modified stem cells. For the first time ...
Most people may not know about epidermolysis bullosa (EB) — better known as “Butterfly Skin” — but it is hard to forget once you see it. EB is a painful, rare skin disease that affects one in 50,000 ...
This year’s star-studded Rock4EB! concert for epidermolysis bullosa was a success. On September 21, the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation hosted its 7th annual event in Malibu, Calif., ...
ROCK4EB! with YOU AND ME (PINK + DALLAS GREEN), JIM JEFFERIES, BILLY HARRIS, AND JUDD APATOW AT EBMRF BENEFIT. This year’s star-studded Rock4EB! concert for epidermolysis bullosa was a success. On ...
The disease, of which there are five major types and at least 31 subtypes, is incurable. People with the condition have a defect in the protein-forming genes necessary for skin regeneration. About 500 ...