ADMINISTRATION OF RECOMBINANT COLLAGEN 7 FOR THE TREATMENT OF AGE RELATED DISORDERS
The present disclosure provides methods of treating age related disorders through the administration of collagen 7 or the functional fragment or variant thereof
1 . A method of treating a subject, the method comprising:
administering to an elderly subject having or at risk of having an age related disorder, collagen 7 or functional fragments and variants thereof.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the age-related disorder is skin cancer.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the age-related disorder is vaginal tearing.
4 . A method of treating a subject, the method comprising:
administering to an elderly or chronically ill subject who has had a skin lesion that has been surgically excised, collagen 7 or functional fragments and variants thereof.
5 . (canceled)
6 . A method of treating a subject, the method comprising:
selecting a subject diagnosed with a disorder in which the treatment of the disorder is an organ transplant, and
administering to the subject collagen 7 or functional fragments and variants thereof.
7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein vaginal tearing comprises tearing, abrasion, or erosion of the skin around the vagina.
8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the skin lesion is a skin cancer.
9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the subject has received an organ transplant.