Education and Training
Computational Drug Repurposing for All EBS Cases
The study will compare gene expression differences between blistered and non-blistered skin from individuals with all subtypes of EB, as well as normal skin from non-EB subjects. State of the art computational analysis will be performed to help identify new drugs that might help all EB wound healing and reduce pain. Researchers will focus on drugs that have already been approved for treatment of other dermatologic or non-dermatologic diseases, and therefore be repurposed for treatment of EB. Drug development is a very expensive process taking decades for execution. Drug repurposing on the other hand, significantly reduces the cost and shortens the amount of time that is needed to bring effective treatments to clinical use. To date, there is no specific treatment targeting the physiology and immunologic response in EB patients during wound healing. Market availability of repurposed medications will provide all EB patients rapid access to treatments, thus improving their quality of life.
Stanford is currently accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- procedure: Experimental Group
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects of all ages
- Diagnosis of all subtypes of EB subjects
- Healthy, non-EB subjects
- Ability to complete study visit to collect tissue and blood specimen
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy, breast feeding
- Prior history of liver disease
- Serious known concurrent medical illness or infection, which could potentially present
a safety risk and/or prevent tissue collection from subjects
Ages Eligible for Study
0 Years - N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Now accepting new patients
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Karima Belhocine
650-723-0636
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