Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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5. Malfait F, Francomano C, Byers P, et al. The 2017 international classification of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2017 Mar;175(1):8-26.Full text  Abstract

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12. Hakim AJ, Sahota A. Joint hypermobility and skin elasticity: the hereditary disorders of connective tissue. Clin Dermatol. 2006 Nov-Dec;24(6):521-33. Abstract

13. Castori M. Ehlers-danlos syndrome, hypermobility type: an underdiagnosed hereditary connective tissue disorder with mucocutaneous, articular, and systemic manifestations. ISRN Dermatol. 2012;2012:751768.Full text  Abstract

14. Hakim AJ, Cherkas LF, Grahame R, et al. The genetic epidemiology of joint hypermobility: a population study of female twins. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Aug;50(8):2640-4.Full text  Abstract

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17. Hakim AJ, Grahame R. A simple questionnaire to detect hypermobility: an adjunct to the assessment of patients with diffuse musculoskeletal pain. Int J Clin Pract. 2003 Apr;57(3):163-6. Abstract

18. Hakim AJ, Grahame R, Norris P, et al. Local anaesthetic failure in joint hypermobility syndrome. J R Soc Med. 2005 Feb;98(2):84-5.Full text  Abstract

19. Smith TO, Jerman E, Easton V, et al. Do people with benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS) have reduced joint proprioception? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatol Int. 2013 Nov;33(11):2709-16. Abstract

20. Clayton HA, Cressman EK, Henriques DYProprioceptive sensitivity in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients. Exp Brain Res. 2013 Oct;230(3):311-21. Abstract

21. Rombaut L, Malfait F, Cools A, et al. Musculoskeletal complaints, physical activity and health-related quality of life among patients with the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type. Disabil Rehabil. 2010;32(16):1339-45. Abstract

22. Sacheti A, Szemere J, Bernstein B, et al. Chronic pain is a manifestation of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1997 Aug;14(2):88-93. Abstract

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24. Bowen JM, Sobey GJ, Burrows NP, et al. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classical type. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2017 Mar;175(1):27-39.Full text  Abstract

25. Hakim A, O'Callaghan C, De Wandele I, et al. Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome-hypermobile type. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2017 Mar;175(1):168-74.Full text  Abstract

26. Rowe PC, Barron DF, Calkins H, et al. Orthostatic intolerance and chronic fatigue syndrome associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. J Pediatr. 1999 Oct;135(4):494-9. Abstract

27. Mathias CJ, Low DA, Iodice V, et al. Postural tachycardia syndrome - current experience and concepts. Nat Rev Neurol. 2011 Dec 6;8(1):22-34. Abstract

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32. Wenstrup RJ, Meyer RA, Lyle JS, et al. Prevalence of aortic root dilation in the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Genet Med. 2002 May-Jun;4(3):112-7. Abstract

33. Sobey G. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: how to diagnose and when to perform genetic tests. Arch Dis Child. 2015 Jan;100(1):57-61.Full text  Abstract

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36. Tofts LJ, Simmonds J, Schwartz SB, et al. Pediatric joint hypermobility: a diagnostic framework and narrative review. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 May 4;18(1):104.Full text  Abstract

37. Chopra P, Tinkle B, Hamonet C, et al. Pain management in the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2017 Mar;175(1):212-9.Full text  Abstract

38. Scheper MC, Juul-Kristensen B, Rombaut L, et al. Disability in adolescents and adults diagnosed with hypermobility-related disorders: a meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Dec;97(12):2174-87. Abstract

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41. Scarpellini E, Balsiger LM, Broeders B, et al. Nutrition and disorders of gut-brain interaction. Nutrients. 2024 Jan 4;16(1):176.Full text  Abstract

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43. Nurko S, Benninga MA, Solari T, et al. Pediatric aspects of nutrition interventions for disorders of gut-brain interaction. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jun 1;117(6):995-1009.Full text  Abstract

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45. Sartorio F, Garzonio F, Vercelli S, et al. Conservative treatment of tendinopathies of upper limbs in occupational health: a literature review [in Italian]. Med Lav. 2016 Mar 24;107(2):112-28. Abstract

46. Burling F. Comparison of tetradecyl sulfate versus polidocanol injections for stabilisation of joints that regularly dislocate in an Ehlers-Danlos population. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2019;5(1):e000481.Full text  Abstract

47. Pepin M, Schwarze U, Superti-Furga A, et al. Clinical and genetic features of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, the vascular type. N Engl J Med. 2000;342:673-80.Full text  Abstract

48. Byers PH, Belmont J, Black J, et al. Diagnosis, natural history, and management in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2017 Mar;175(1):40-7.Full text  Abstract

49. Burcharth J, Rosenberg J. Gastrointestinal surgery and related complications in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a systematic review. Dig Surg. 2012;29(4):349-57.Full text  Abstract

50. Lind J, Wallenburg HC. Pregnancy and the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a retrospective study in a Dutch population. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2002 Apr;81(4):293-300. Abstract

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