Natural history and manifestations of the hypermobility type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A pilot study on 21 patients

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 556-564

  Castori, Marco ^a   Camerota, Filippo ^b   Celletti, Claudia ^b   Danese, Chiara ^b   Santilli, Valter ^b   Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria ^b   Grammatico, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution; Extra articular; Joint hypermobility; Pain; Presentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHONIA; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; KELOID; MALE; MEGACOLON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; SKIN;

PROTEA;

EID: 77649228702     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33231     Document Type: Article

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