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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with severe early-onset periodontal disease (EDS-VIII) is a distinct, heterogeneous disorder with one predisposition gene at chromosome 12p13.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2003
Rahman Nazneen, Dunstan Melanie, Teare M Dawn, Hanks Sandra, Douglas Jenny, Coleman Kim, Bottomly William E, Campbell Mary E, Berglund Britta, Nordenskjöld Magnus, Forssell Bengt, Burrows Nigel, Lunt Peter, Young Ian, Williams Nigel, Bignell Graham R, Futreal P Andrew, Pope F Michael
Abstract excerpt
Ehlers-Danlos VIII (EDS-VIII) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by severe early-onset periodontal disease in conjunction with the features of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). We performed a genomewide linkage search in a large Swedish pedigree with EDS-VIII and established linkage to a 7-cM interval on chromosome 12p13, generating a maximum multipoint LOD score of 5.17. Analysis of four further...
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