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Genetic
disorders of
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collagen
are numerous :
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One
such group of 10
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different
collagen deficiency
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diseases
is the Ehlers-Danlos
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(E-D)
syndrome.
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The
“India-rubber man” of
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circus
fame had an E-D
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syndrome.
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Osteogenesis
imperfecta :
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abnormal
(fragile) bone
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formation
in human babies
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Paganini
may also have suffered
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from
an E-D condition known as
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Marfan’s
syndrome.
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