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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Classic Type 1
An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is characterized by loose-jointedness and fragile, bruisable skin that heals with peculiar 'cigarette-paper' scars and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the collagen alpha-1(V) gen
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An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is characterized by loose-jointedness and fragile, bruisable skin that heals with peculiar 'cigarette-paper' scars and that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the collagen alpha-1(V) gen
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