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Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Is Caused by Mutations in C1R and C1S , which Encode Subcomponents C1r and C1s of Complement
16 Oct 2016
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Periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (pEDS) is an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by early-onset periodontitis leading to premature loss of teeth, joint hypermobility, and mild skin findings. A locus was mapped to an approximately 5.8 Mb region at 12p13.1 but no candidate gene was identified. In an international consortium we recruited 19 independent families comprising 107 individuals with pEDS to...
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