Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34292508›Full record

ReviewAmerican journal of clinical dermatology2021

Investigational Treatments for Epidermolysis Bullosa.

Ping-Chen Hou, Han-Tang Wang, Stasha Abhee, Wei-Ting Tu, John A McGrath, Chao-Kai Hsu

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Review in American journal of clinical dermatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The Saudi National Policy and Protocol for Epidermolysis Bullosa.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025
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  15. Overview of familial syndromes with increased skin malignancies.Archives of dermatological research · 2023
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  16. Cytosine Deaminase Base Editing to RestoreJID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ping-Chen HouDepartment of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan.
Han-Tang WangDepartment of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan.
Stasha AbheeSt John's Institute of Dermatology, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Wei-Ting TuDepartment of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan.
John A McGrathSt John's Institute of Dermatology, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Chao-Kai HsuDepartment of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan. kylehsu@mail.ncku.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4365-4533
National Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWKing's College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a heterogeneous group of rare inherited blistering skin disorders characterized by skin fragility following minor trauma, usually present since birth. EB can be categorized into four classical subtypes, EB simplex, junctional EB, dystrophic EB and Kindler EB, distinguished on clinical features, plane of blister formation in the skin, and molecular pathology. Treatment for EB is mostly supportive, focusing on wound care and patient symptoms such as itch or pain. However, therapeutic advances have also been made in targeting the primary genetic abnormalities as well as the secondary inflammatory footprint of EB. Pre-clinical or clinical testing of gene therapies (gene replacement, gene editing, RNA-based therapy, natural gene therapy), cell-based therapies (fibroblasts, bone marrow transplantation, mesenchymal stromal cells, induced pluripotential stem cells), recombinant protein therapies, and small molecule and drug repurposing approaches, have generated new hope for better patient care. In this article, we review advances in translational research that are impacting on the quality of life for people living with different forms of EB and which offer hope for improved clinical management.

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEpidermolysis BullosaHumansPrecision MedicineQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexTherapies, InvestigationalTranslational Research, Biomedical

Identifiers

PMID34292508
OpenAlexW3183388585

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