Robert Harmon, PhD, research assistant professor of Pathology. Photo courtesy Northwestern University Researchers have identified a mechanism that may explain why people with the genetic skin disorder Darier disease often develop symptoms years after birth and experience painful flares triggered by heat, sunlight, and psychological stress. The findings, published in Science Advances, point to oxidative stress and impaired cellular defences as central drivers of Darier disease

A study from the University of Washington (UW) indicates that the blistering and recurrent skin infections seen in patients with Darier...