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A novel mutation in collagen transport protein, MIA3 gene, detected in a patient with clinical symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos hypermobile syndrome.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Jul 2023
Junkiert-Czarnecka Anna, Pilarska-Deltow Maria, Bąk Aneta, Heise Marta, Haus Olga
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BACKGROUND: Collagen, the most abundant human protein, is a significant component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in tissues and organs like skin, bone, ligaments, and tendons. Collagen secretion is a complex, multistage process involving many molecules. A protein playing one of the main functions in this process is TANGO1 encoded by MIA3 gene. In the hypermobile type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), one of...
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