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Genetic linkage to the collagen alpha 1 (V) gene (COL5A1) in two British Ehlers-Danlos syndrome families with variable type I and II phenotypes.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Jul 1997
Burrows N P, Nicholls A C, Yates J R, Richards A J, Pope F M
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the role of COL5A1 as a candidate gene for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), we have carried out linkage studies in two large British families with EDS type I/II and type II, respectively. Fourteen living, affected individuals were identified by family history, clinical examination and ultrastructural analysis. A polymorphic intragenic simple sequence repeat at the COL5A1 locus showed linkage to EDS...
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