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Biomarkers for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: There Is a Role?
International journal of molecular sciences - 20 Sept 2021
Caliogna Laura, Guerrieri Viviana, Annunziata Salvatore, Bina Valentina, Brancato Alice Maria, Castelli Alberto, Jannelli Eugenio, Ivone Alessandro, Grassi Federico Alberto, Mosconi Mario, Pasta Gianluigi
Abstract excerpt
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are an inherited heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorders characterized by an abnormal collagen synthesis affecting skin, ligaments, joints, blood vessels, and other organs. It is one of the oldest known causes of bruising and bleeding, and it was described first by Hippocrates in 400 BC. In the last years, multiple gene variants involved in the pathogenesis of specific EDS...
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