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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day from the Dupuytren Research Group. We care about your hands. Your Hands Are Your Life.

Grants.gov: $0 for Dupuytren Research
Currently, there are no government grants for Dupuytren research. See for yourself: [ale_button url=”https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=Dupuytren” style=”light-blue” size=”small” type=”round” target=”_blank”]Search Grants.gov for Dupuytren Research Funding[/ale_button] We’re working to change this. You should, too. If you have an idea you want to work on to help jumpstart government funding for Dupuytren Research, let

Shine a light on Dupuytren?
Dupuytren biology has a lot of overlap with wound healing biology. One description of Dupuytren is that it’s like the body is trying to heal a wound that isn’t there. I used to worry that any treatment described as “promoting” or “accelerating” wound healing might be exactly the wrong thing

Dupuytren: restoring balance vs. winning the war
There were a number of responses to the last blog post. Annie Stratton wrote something so insightful I’ve included it with permission at the end of this post. The last post used the analogy of war, the war on Dupuytren. That seemed reasonable for several reasons – the importance of strategy

Strategies and Tactics of Dupuytren Treatment: Measurement
This is the introduction to an upcoming series of discussions on the science behind new potential preventive Dupuytren treatments. The guiding mission of the Dupuytren Research Group is to do what needs to be done to prevent and stop Dupuytren. Our goal is the conquest of Dupuytren. Dupuytren damages hands, but

Happy 10th Anniversary Dupuytren Research Group!
The Dupuytren Research Group was founded ten years ago this month. Our original name was Dupuytren Foundation. Our original mission was simple: to advocate for Dupuytren patients. Providing patient education, physician education, connecting patients with patients, connecting patients with specialists, connecting surgeons with researchers, investigating alternative treatments, providing grants to researchers – these were

Happy Holidays from the Dupuytren Research Group
Warm holiday wishes from the very merry team at the Dupuytren Research Group!

Ending Dupuytren disease
What must be done to end Dupuytren disease?

PrecisionFDA Dupuytren Blog
PrecisionFDA Dupuytren Blog PrecisionFDA https://precision.fda.gov/ is a US Government initiative designed to support cutting-edge genomic research and help researchers collaborate across the globe. As a member of PrecisionFDA, Dupuytren Research Group will use PrecisionFDA cloud hosting to allow authorized researchers around the world to collaborate and analyze data from the International
Recent Dupuytren Publications
- Pathological Changes in Extracellular Matrix Composition Orchestrate the Fibrotic Feedback Loop Through Macrophage Activation in Dupuytren's Contracture
- A Longitudinal Analysis of 281 Cases of Dermofasciectomy Efficacy in Advanced Dupuytren Disease Cases: A 20-Year Perspective
- Recurrent Treatments After Percutaneous Needle Fasciotomy for Dupuytren Contracture-A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Transforming Myofibroblasts Into Lipid-Filled Cells to Treat Dupuytren Disease
- Peyronie's disease in the United States: A real-world, 13-year nationwide analysis of demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment trends