The child suffered from junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB), a rare skin condition affecting fewer than 1 in 1 million people. (science.sciencemag.org)
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is a rare autoimmune condition that lead to blisters on the skin (dermveda.com)
When Christiano made the switch to hair research from skin blisters, some of her colleagues in the epidermolysis bullosa field wondered if her research had turned trivial. (discovermagazine.com)