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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Arthrochalasia Type 1
An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is characterized by hypermobility in infants with dislocations of both hips at birth and is caused by heterozygous mutation in the COL1A1 gene on chromosome 17q21.
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Overview
An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is characterized by hypermobility in infants with dislocations of both hips at birth and is caused by heterozygous mutation in the COL1A1 gene on chromosome 17q21.
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