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Ehlers-Danlos type VIII, periodontitis-type: further delineation of the syndrome in a four-generation pedigree.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Apr 2011
Reinstein Eyal, Wang Raymond Y, Zhan Ling, Rimoin David L, Wilcox William R
Abstract excerpt
The periodontitis type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS type VIII) is distinguished from other subtypes of EDS by severe periodontitis leading to premature loss of permanent teeth. A limited number of patients and pedigrees with this condition have been described. We report a four-generation EDS VIII kindred with a phenotype of joint hypermobility, normal scar formation but eventual scar atrophy, and severe...
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