New gene-therapy gel shows promise for treating rare 'butterfly disease'

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New gene-therapy gel shows promise for treating rare 'butterfly disease'
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The new treatment was tested in a small trial.

A new gel that contains DNA shows promise in helping people with "butterfly disease," a condition in which the skin erupts in blisters when placed under the slightest pressure, even a light touch.

Researchers tested this gel-based form of gene therapy in a small trial of six adults and three children with the rare inherited disease, known by the scientific name "epidermolysis bullosa," according to a statement from Stanford Medicine . Specifically, the trial participants had a subtype of…

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