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A Chinese family with periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome associated with missense mutation in the C1R gene.
Journal of clinical periodontology - 1 Nov 2018
Wu Juan, Yang Jie, Zhao Jie, Wu Jingrong, Zhang Xuan, Leung Wai Keung, Sun Weibin
Abstract excerpt
AIM: We report a rare case of the periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (pEDS) associated with severe periodontitis and tooth loss in a Chinese family. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The proband complained of gingival bleeding and mobility, which were also reported in his mother, and maternal uncle and his maternal grandmother and great-grandfather in the past. All family members underwent oral, physical, dermatological, and...
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