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Query: UMLS:C0031099 (periodontitis)
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We studied collagen expressed by skin fibroblasts in culture, and performed immunocytochemical, ultrastructural and stereological analysis of dermis from a child with signs reminiscent of a mild Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV and severe periodontitis. No alterations in types I and III [corrected] collagen synthesis and secretion, or serum levels of type III procollagen aminoterminal propeptide were found, and morphological studies revealed non-specific alterations of collagen and elastic components observed in many connective tissue disorders.
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PMID:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII: biochemical, stereological and immunocytochemical studies on dermis from a child with clinical signs of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and a family history of premature loss of permanent teeth. 849 62