ORPHA:312
Autosomal dominant epidermolytic ichthyosis
Also known as: BCIE · Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma · Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma of Brock · Bullous ichthyosis · EHK · EI · Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis · Ichthyosis hystrix Brocq type
Query health: suspect — Only one of 2 strategies returned hits (phrase).
Publications
1,094
Trials
0
Interventional, condition-specific
Researchers
1,006
Distinct authors in sample
Gene link
—
Readiness
2/6
Stages with a signal
Clinical definition (Orphanet)
A rare keratinopathic ichthyosis (KPI) characterized by a blistering at birth which progressively becomes hyperkeratotic.
How rare: How common this is has not been clearly measured.
Cross-references
Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.
- MONDO:0020702
- NCIT:C62569
Research stages
Trial readiness signals
Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”
2/6 stages with a signal
No specific-condition interventional trial, but broader-category trials exist — discuss eligibility with a clinician.
- Gene identifiedNot found
No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build
- LiteraturePresent
1,094 matched papers (305 in last 10 years) Source
- Phenotype characterisedNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO
- Animal modelNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance
- Orphan designationNot checked
FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet
- Interventional trialPartial
None under the specific name; 3 for broader category epidermolytic ichthyosis
Biology
Genes and phenotypes
Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.
Do we know what causes it?
Not yet — the cause hasn't been pinned down in GenCC.
No strong gene–disease assertion joined for this Orphanet entity.
Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)
Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.
Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)
Not enriched in this build.
Literature
Is anyone studying this?
1,094
1,094 papers have been published on this condition. That is a real research literature — still far smaller than common diseases (breast cancer: over 700,000 papers). Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=5449) is 41.
1,094 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).
305 in the last 10 years · low confidence
Phrase hits: 1,094 · MeSH hits: 0
Who's working on it?
1,006
Distinct author names in 200 sampled papers — named people below.
Who's working on it?
No interventional trial matched this name; these authors publish on it in the sampled literature — a practical starting point for contact.
- 01Missaglia S5 papers · 2023
Laboratory of Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-CRIBENS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, pz Buonarroti 30, 20145, Milan, Italy.
Papers in Europe PMC - 02Tavian D5 papers · 2023
Laboratory of Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-CRIBENS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, pz Buonarroti 30, 20145, Milan, Italy. daniela.tavian@unicatt.it.
Papers in Europe PMC - 03Fischer J4 papers · 2026
Institute of Human Genetics, University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 04Metze D4 papers · 2026
Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinik Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 05Süßmuth K4 papers · 2026
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 06Traupe H4 papers · 2026
Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinik Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 07Zhang J4 papers · 2026
School of pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China.
Papers in Europe PMC - 08Bolling MC3 papers · 2025
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands. m.c.bolling@derm.umcg.nl
Papers in Europe PMC - 09Durdu M3 papers · 2021
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Adana Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Papers in Europe PMC - 10Jagannathan V3 papers · 2026
Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Papers in Europe PMC
Clinical research
Is a treatment being tested?
0
interventional trials for this specific condition
No interventional trial testing a treatment matched this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov (observational studies and pan-disease registries are listed separately when present). 3 trials are registered for epidermolytic ichthyosis, the broader category — shown separately because they may or may not enrol this specific subtype.
Data as of 27 July 2026
No matched interventional trials. This is true for 73% of diseases in the trials denominator (5114 of 7003). Here are the researchers publishing on it.
low confidence · 36.5th percentile (trials denominator)
Recruiting interventional trials
From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set
No interventional trial testing a treatment was found for this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov.
3 interventional trials matched epidermolytic ichthyosis, the broader category — listed below. Those studies are not counted in the condition-specific total.
Broader category: epidermolytic ichthyosis
3
Interventional trials for the parent category, exclusive of NCT IDs already counted above. Eligibility for this subtype is not guaranteed.
Worth raising with a clinician. How we count trials.
Recruiting under the broader category
- NCT06545695·NOT YET RECRUITING·Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition for Keratinopathies
Conditions: Epidermolytic Ichthyosis · Palmoplantar Keratoderma · Pachyonychia Congenita·Matched via name phrase
Where to find support
We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:
India — NPRD
Last verified 2026-07-26This ORPHAcode is not on our curated NPRD list (direct or Mondo-parent match). That does not decide clinical eligibility; families in India should ask a notified Centre of Excellence about current coverage.
Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.
How we counted this
Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.
"Autosomal dominant epidermolytic ichthyosis" OR "Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma" OR "Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma of Brock" OR "Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma of the Brock" OR "Bullous ichthyosis" OR "Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis" OR "Ichthyosis hystrix Brocq type"
ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):
"Autosomal dominant epidermolytic ichthyosis" OR "Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma" OR "Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma of Brock" OR "Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma of the Brock" OR "Bullous ichthyosis" OR "Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis" OR "Ichthyosis hystrix Brocq type" OR "autosomal genetic disease" OR "keratinopathic ichthyosis"
Recall-expansion terms: autosomal genetic disease, keratinopathic ichthyosis
Study-type breakdown: 0 interventional · 0 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.
Parent-category trials query:
"epidermolytic ichthyosis"
Query health: suspect — strategies attempted: phrase, recall-expansion; with hits: phrase
Run this search on ClinicalTrials.gov
Synonyms dropped by stoplist: BCIE; EHK; EI
Confidence reasoning
- Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
- 3 synonym(s) dropped by stoplist (may under-count)
- No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
- Publication count (1094) is extremely high with unknown/missing prevalence — treat as possible over-matching, not proven research intensity
Ingested 2026-07-26T13:21:08.595Z