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Researchers uncover differences in itch mechanisms
Chronic skin itching drives more people to the dermatologist than any other condition. In fact, the latest science literature finds that 7% of U.S. adults, and between 10 and 20% of people in developed countries, suffer from dermatitis, a common skin inflammatory condition that causes itching.
Itch is a significant clinical problem, often caused by underlying medical conditions in the skin, liver, or kidney. Due to our limited understanding of itch mechanisms, we don t have effective treatment for the majority of patients,
Liang Han, Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology and also Researcher in Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
Published: May 21, 2021 By Alex Keown
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Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech
Chronic skin itching drives more people to the dermatologist than any other condition. In fact, the latest science literature finds that 7% of U.S. adults, and between 10 and 20% of people in developed countries, suffer from dermatitis, a common skin inflammatory condition that causes itching. Itch is a significant clinical problem, often caused by underlying medical conditions in the skin, liver, or kidney. Due to our limited understanding of itch mechanisms, we don t have effective treatment for the majority of patients, said Liang Han, an assistant professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology s School of Biological Sciences who is also a researcher in the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.
May 20, 2021 9:54 am It was only after Abby Match was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer that she learned she was a carrier of a mutation in her BRCA1 gene associated with a significantly elevated risk for developing breast cancer at a young age. (Courtesy of Match)
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After discovering a suspicious lump in her breast one day while in the shower, Abby Match was diagnosed in August with an aggressive form of breast cancer. She subsequently underwent a bilateral mastectomy, a hysterectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.
It was only after she discovered she was sick that Match, 35, learned she was a carrier of a mutation in her BRCA1 gene associated with a significantly elevated risk for developing breast cancer at a young age, and also for ovarian and other cancers. One in 40 Ashkenazi Jews have a BRCA mutation, which is 10 times higher than in the general population.