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Pathogenic mechanisms in genetically defined Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 Sept 2024
Syx Delfien, Malfait Fransiska
Abstract excerpt
The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of rare heritable connective tissue disorders, common hallmarks of which are skin hyperextensibility, joint hypermobility, and generalized connective tissue fragility. Currently, 13 EDS types are recognized, caused by defects in 20 genes which consequently alter biosynthesis, organization, and/or supramolecular assembly of collagen fibrils in the extracellular matrix...
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