Our England-Wide Ichthyosis Study Made Possible Through ISG Research Grant – Dr Mark Eisner I had the privilege to attend the recent ISG Family Conference with my supervisor Professor Neil Rajan, at the Imperial War…
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Update 2012 We have finished the project and published it recently in the highly renowned international scientific journal Journal of Cell Science (L. Wallace, L. Roberts-Thompson, J. Reichelt. 2012. Deletion of K1/K10 does not impair…
In 2018 we surveyed our members to learn if they would support the ISG funding a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) study for Collodion and Harlequin babies. The vast majority agreed but actually as it…
BPSU Study – Results of a national research study of newborn babies with collodion membrane. International guidelines for babies born with collodion membrane (CM) or harlequin ichthyosis (HI) recommend intensive care in a high-humidity incubator.…
We are a team of researchers based at Newcastle University. We are using different techniques to understand ichthyoses from the laboratory to ‘big-data’. One area we think is really important to develop is the who,…
A new exciting research paper has been published and the abstract is below. X-linked ichthyosis (XLI) is a rare X-linked dermatological condition arising from deficiency for the enzyme steroid sulfatase (STS). STS is normally expressed…
Mandy Aldwin, Founder Trustee of the ISG and patient representative BADGEM Clinical and Diagnostic Signposting subgroup Introduction: The Ichthyosis Support Group (ISG) conducted an anonymous survey of its members as part of the work of…
