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Mutations in the COL5A1 gene are causal in the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes I and II.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 1997
De Paepe A, Nuytinck L, Hausser I, Anton-Lamprecht I, Naeyaert J M
Abstract excerpt
The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogeneous connective-tissue disorder of which at least nine subtypes are recognized. Considerable clinical overlap exists between the EDS I and II subtypes, suggesting that both are allelic disorders. Recent evidence based on linkage and transgenic mice studies suggest that collagen V is causally involved in human EDS. Collagen V forms heterotypic fibrils with collagen I...
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