Rare sun disorder kept Saskatoon man indoors for decades until a clinical trial changed everything

Rare sun disorder kept Saskatoon man indoors for decades until a clinical trial changed everything

Burning, itching and excruciating pain.That’s what Kris Kinar felt any time he stepped into sunlight.The 53-year-old was born with Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a rare inherited metabolic disorder that causes immediate burning and severe pain when skin is exposed to sunlight. Kinar

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