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Molecular Genetics and Pathogenesis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Related Connective Tissue Disorders.

Marco Ritelli, Marina Colombi

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Article in Genes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Marco RitelliDivision of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Marina ColombiDivision of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTDs) characterized by a variable degree of skin hyperextensibility, joint hypermobility and tissue fragility. The current EDS classification distinguishes 13 subtypes and 19 different causal genes mainly involved in collagen and extracellular matrix synthesis and maintenance. EDS need to be differentiated from other HCTDs with a variable clinical overlap including Marfan syndrome and related disorders, some types of skeletal dysplasia and cutis laxa. Clinical recognition of EDS is not always straightforward and for a definite diagnosis, molecular testing can be of great assistance, especially in patients with an uncertain phenotype. Currently, the major challenging task in EDS is to unravel the molecular basis of the hypermobile EDS that is the most frequent form, and for which the diagnosis is only clinical in the absence of any definite laboratory test. This EDS subtype, as well as other EDS-reminiscent phenotypes, are currently investigated worldwide to unravel the primary genetic defect and related pathomechanisms. The research articles, case report, and reviews published in this Special Issue focus on different clinical, genetic and molecular aspects of several EDS subtypes and some related disorders, offering novel findings and future research and nosological perspectives.

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Connective Tissue DiseasesDiagnosis, DifferentialEhlers-Danlos SyndromeGenetic HeterogeneityHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesPhenotypedifferential diagnosisEhlers–Danlos syndromeheritable connective tissue disordersintegrated omics approachesnext generation sequencing (NGS)transcriptomics

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PMID32414079
PMCPMC7288446

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