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[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome--diagnosis and subclassification].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 10 Aug 2006
Rand-Hendriksen Svend, Wekre Lena Lande, Paus Benedicte
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is the most frequent heritable connective tissue disorder, and a differential diagnosis to known disorders of the muscle and skeletal system. Defects in collagen fibres may lead to hyperelasticity and fragility of connective tissue, which again may result in joint problems, hernia, and rupture of blood vessels and inner organs. MATERIAL AND METHOD: This review and discussion is...
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