Importance of comprehensive genetic testing for patients with suspected vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: a family case report and literature review
Vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (vEDS), the most severe type of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, is caused by an autosomal-dominant defect in the COL3A1 gene. In this report, we describe the clinical history, specific phenotype, and genetic diagnosis of a man who died of vEDS. The precise diagnosis of this c...
Main Authors: | Xianda Wei, Xu Zhou, BoBo Xie, Meizhen Shi, Chunrong Gui, Bo Liu, Caiyan Li, Chi Zhang, Jiefeng Luo, Cundong Mi, Baoheng Gui |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1246712/full |
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