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Identification of the novel COL5A1 c.3369_3431dup, p.(Glu1124_Gly1144dup) variant in a patient with incomplete classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: The importance of phenotype-guided genetic testing.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Oct 2020
Ritelli Marco, Cinquina Valeria, Venturini Marina, Colombi Marina
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BACKGROUND: Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (cEDS) is a connective tissue disorder mainly caused by heterozygous COL5A1 or COL5A2 variants encoding type V collagen and rarely by the p.(Arg312Cys) missense substitution in COL1A1 encoding type I collagen. The current EDS nosology specifies that minimal suggestive criteria are marked skin hyperextensibility plus atrophic scarring together with either generalized...
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