Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Oct 16 2024 A global team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry has made a groundbreaking discovery that saves the lives of patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis. This rare but often fatal reaction to common medications causes widespread detachment of the skin. Using innovative spatial proteomics – one of the most advanced molecular biology tools – the team identified the inflammatory JAK/STAT pathway as the main driver of disease. After