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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Cardiac Valvular Type
An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is characterized by severe problems with heart valves and that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the COL1A2 gene on chromosome 7q21.
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Overview
An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is characterized by severe problems with heart valves and that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the COL1A2 gene on chromosome 7q21.
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