Abstract

Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is a dominantly inherited skin disease caused by mutations in the keratin 5 (KRT5) or KRT14 genes (1). Some reports suggested that fever and/or hot weather may exacerbate EBS phenotype (2). Effective EBS therapies are still lacking. Molecular chaperones are proteins whose main function is to promote the correct folding of polypeptides (s1). Molecules such as trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and sodium 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA) act as chemical chaperones (s2) with protein folding and stabilization activities (s3, s4, s5).

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