National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias

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ectodermal dysplasias through education, support, and research.

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Research News

30 Years of Research Success

March 01, 2012

Connecting Lives 

Download and read this progress report celebrating the NFED's 30 years of ectodermal dysplasias research success.

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Research News for Goltz Syndrome

August 10, 2011

Deletion of Porcn in Mice Leads to Multiple Developmental Defects and Models Human Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (Goltz Syndrome)

Click here to read about the latest developments in research for Goltz Syndrome. Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) or Goltz syndrome is an X-linked dominant developmental disorder with a variable presentation of streaks of hypoplastic skin with typical fat nodules in the dermis, limb deformities, eye abnormalities, dental defects, brittle hair, dystrophic nails and osteopathia striata (linear bone density abnormalities).

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