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Exclusion of COL1A1, COL1A2, and COL3A1 genes as candidate genes for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type I in one large family

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type I is a generalized connective tissue disorder, the major manifestations of which are soft, velvety hyperextensible skin and moderately severe joint hypermobility. The gene defect or defects causing EDS type I have not yet been defined, but previous observations suggested that the syndrome may be caused by mutations in the genes for type-I collagen (COL1A1 and COL1A2) or type-III collagen (COL3A1). Here, we performed linkage studies for these three genes in large Azerbaijanian family with EDS type I. Three polymorphisms in the COL3A1 gene, two in the COL1A1 gene, and one in the COL1A2 gene were tested using the polymerase chain reaction. The data obtained excluded linkage of any of the three genes to EDS type I in the family.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 19107, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Boris P. Sokolov, Gerard Tromp, Robert G. Knowlton & Darwin J. Prockop

  2. Faculty of Medical Genetics, The 7th City Hospital for Children, Geroev Panfilowtzev St., 28, 123514, Moscow, USSR

    Alexander N. Prytkov

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Sokolov, B.P., Prytkov, A.N., Tromp, G. et al. Exclusion of COL1A1, COL1A2, and COL3A1 genes as candidate genes for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type I in one large family. Hum Genet 88, 125–129 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00206058

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