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"Confetti Skin, Beauty Within" is our blog about ichthyosis and its effect on our lives. Rachel and our three boys are affected with the form of ichthyosis called "icthyosis en confetti, type 2".

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Here's our summary of our best and most important posts of 2012.

Life with Ichthyosis: Judging By Appearances

Today we are pleased to present a guest post from Kyriaki, a friend from Down Under who we met online. What is it with articulate Australians advocating about ichthyosis online?

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I grew up with people judging me for my looks, especially in summer. Not just when I was older and judged by my peers, [...]

Genetics Part 2 – Recessive Inheritance

Most rare types of ichthyosis are recessive. Recessive genes are genes that requires two copies, one from each parent, in order to make them show up. A person with only one copy of a recessive gene is called a carrier, and would have the same appearance as someone with two copies of the dominant version [...]

Ictiosis afecta muchas personas en un pueblo pequeño en Veracruz: El efecto fundador

La última semana, nos enteramos de algunas noticias acerca de ictiosis en un pueblo rural y montaña en México, Soledad Atzompa. Hay allí un increíble número de personas que se ven afectadas por ictiosis. Abunda la información al respecto y todos casos similares. Se informa similar situación en la comunidad de Nogales, a unos 14km [...]

Dozens of cases of ichthyosis in a tiny Mexican town: The Founder Effect in action

Last week, we learned about several news articles about icthyosis in a tiny, rural mountain village in Mexico, Soledad Atzompa. There are an astounding number of affected people in a very small region. There are also several other articles regarding the situacion and all have similar information. There is more coverage about the town of [...]

Accurate Coverage of Ichthyosis in the Mainstream Media

Two heartwarming stories about ichthyosis have been in the news recently. In the first, 5-year old Wyatt Daring had his cooling vest stolen, and, after both local and national media coverage, a cooling vest company is giving Wyatt a lifetime supply of vests. In the second, Komang, a 3-year old child in Indonesia, has received [...]