Port-wine stain
Subject in Medicine
Port-wine stain has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark explains that researchers traced port wine stains to a gene whose molecular switch is locked in the on position.
“They figured out that there's a gene where this molecular switch that's supposed to go on and off is locked in the on position”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 12:58
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the DevilStuff You Should Know · Jun 20, 2026 · 50 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain the types, causes, treatments, and folklore of birthmarks, plus a listener's list of band names from past episodes.