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    Default Mystery solved: Rosacea's Cause Uncovered

    Rosacea's cause is unmasked

    Too much of an abnormal protein triggers the blotchy skin disease, scientists say. The finding may aid in designing new treatment.
    By Alison Williams, Times Staff Writer
    August 6, 2007


    Researchers have solved a medical mystery that has eluded them for hundreds of years, demonstrating that an abundance of abnormal skin proteins causes the blotchy skin condition called rosacea.

    In a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine's online edition, scientists showed that people with rosacea had too much of an incorrectly processed protein called cathelicidin.

    The results could aid researchers in designing an effective treatment for the disease affecting 14 million in the U.S.


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    Default Re: Mystery solved: Rosacea's Cause Uncovered

    ...it took hundreds of years to figure THAT out? Wouldn't the protein abundance be obvious under a microscope?


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