DUPUYTREN RESEARCH GROUP INC
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Dupuytren Disease and the Dupuytren Research Group Dupuytren Disease and the Dupuytren Research Group I’m Dr. Charles Eaton, executive director of the Dupuytren Research Group. I want to tell you about groundbreaking research the Dupuytren Research Groupis doing to find a cure for Dupuytren disease. . It affects at least ten million Americans, making their fingers permanently bent, sometimes severely. What is the Dupuytren Research Group? We are an Our mission is to find a cure for Dupuytren Disease as rapidly and efficiently as possible. All our board members are intensely focused on this goal because we are either hand surgeons who have seen too many problems with Dupuytren Disease, have Dupuytren Disease ourselves, or both. Our membership represents all 50 states and spans 70 countries. We provide free patient support, host academic conferences, and author academic publications. Our flagship effort is the (IDDB). The IDDB has been developed by the Dupuytren Research Group in collaboration with an international research team from renowned academic institutions. We are the only organization on the planet focused entirely on a Dupuytren cure – the bent finger – missing the real culprit – the underlying biology. We expect better results because we are looking at the cause, not the effect. The only reason there isn’t yet a cure for Dupuytren Disease is that no one has previously put together all of the pieces to do this type of approach to research. That’s what we are doing, and the more support we have to do this, the faster we’ll be able to reach the goal of a cure. We will find a cure, and you can help make this happen. Dupuytren disease is a benign condition which causes a tightening of the flesh beneath the skin of the palm and can result in permanently bent fingers. There is a genetic risk, although it may skip several generations. It is more common in seniors and in those doing heavy manual labor. The end result of Dupuytren disease is the bent finger deformity called Dupuytren contracture. Dupuytren contracture is treated with procedures to release tight tissues and straighten the fingers. Procedures do not cure Dupuytren disease, and contractures often return or affect other fingers. Currently, there is no prevention to prevent it worsening or to prevent it from returning after a procedure. The goal of the Dupuytren Research Group is a cure for Dupuytren disease and related conditions. Dupuytren Research Group