Dupuytren Research Group Blog

Alcohol and Dupuytren’s

Is there a relationship between drinking alcoholic beverages and the chance of having Dupuytren’s? This has been debated for years. The answer? Yes, according to the report “Dupuytren’s contracture and

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Dupuytren Symposium Program Listing

The 2010 International Symposium on Dupuytren’s Disease http://dupuytrensymposium.com is one step closer. The faculty http://dupuytrensymposium.com/presenters.html and program syllabus  http://dupuytrensymposium.com/program.html are now available for review. This continues the collaboration to find

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Is Dupuytren’s an immune problem?

Is Dupuytren’s an autoimmune or an allergic condition? In some fibrotic diseases, such as endomyocardial fibrosis, tissues show activity of eosinphils. Eosinophils are normally found in small numbers in the

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