The EDELIFE Clinical Trial is investigating a potential treatment for boys affected by x-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED). Some of you have asked why the clinical trial is focused only on boys and not girls with XLHED. Find out why.
XLHED Clinical Trial Opens in the U.S.
We have great news for XLHED families in the United States. The first site in the U.S. has opened at Washington University in St. Louis for
EDELIFE, the prenatal study for XLHED-affected boys. Learn about the treatment they are studying and how it can potentially impact XLHED symptoms, including the ability to sweat.
Why Women Need to Know if They Carry the Gene Variant for XLHED
For the first time, women who have the gene variant for x-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasias (XLHED) have another option to consider when they are family planning. They can choose to participate in a clinical trial called EDELIFE where researchers are testing a potential therapy in-utero on male fetuses with the condition! Find out how the condition can be inherited and how you can learn if you are a carrier.
The Baby With XLHED Who Now Sweats
Laura Reiser grew up watching her dad struggle with the heat since he couldn’t sweat due to x-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED). When she became pregnant with a boy who also had XLHED, she and her husband, Milo, decided to participate in research that would potentially restore their unborn son’s sweat glands. Learn how another NFED mom helped them decide to do it, how baby Bennett is doing and how it’s impacted his “Papa.”
Why Genetic Testing is Critical in HED
If you or someone you love is affected by hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED), a doctor or dentist may have made the clinical diagnosis based on symptoms. Or, maybe HED runs in your family and you “just know” that you or your child have it. So, why would you want to get genetic testing to confirm the diagnosis? There are many benefits. But, most importantly because the first treatment for the X-linked recessive type of HED is being studied in a clinical trial.
Let’s Celebrate 40 Years of NFED Success!
The National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias (NFED) turned 40 years old on December 24, 2021. Normally, we would have recognized this milestone throughout last year. But, the pandemic caused us to shift our plans. Find out what we all have planned for this celebration year!