Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV: a subset of patients distinguished by low serum levels of the amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen.

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serval:BIB_5694B401A0AD
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV: a subset of patients distinguished by low serum levels of the amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen.
Journal
American Journal of Medical Genetics
Author(s)
Steinmann B., Superti-Furga A., Joller-Jemelka H.I., Cetta G., Byers P.H.
ISSN
0148-7299 (Print)
ISSN-L
0148-7299
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1989
Volume
34
Number
1
Pages
68-71
Language
english
Abstract
Serum levels of procollagen type III aminopropeptide (P-III-NP), a peptide released during conversion of type III procollagen to collagen, were abnormally low in six of 10 patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV (arterial-ecchymotic type) and low-normal in 4. The serum P-III-NP levels correlated with the amount of type III procollagen secreted by the patients' cultured fibroblasts. Serum P-III-NP determination is a simple test that identifies a major subgroup of patients with this life-threatening, dominantly inherited connective tissue disorder and may be especially helpful in making the diagnosis in children.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Cells, Cultured, Child, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/blood, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/classification, Female, Fibroblasts/secretion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Peptide Fragments/blood, Peptide Fragments/secretion, Procollagen/blood, Procollagen/secretion
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