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Skeletal fragility: an emerging complication of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

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Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) is an emerging cause of skeletal fragility. Mechanism of bone damage are probably multifactorial in line with the different skeletal phenotypes that can be found in clinical practice. A structured approach to clinical management of bone metabolic complication in EDS is proposed.

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  1. IRCCS, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy

    Anna Maria Formenti & Giuseppe Banfi

  2. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy

    Mauro Doga, Stefano Frara, Giuseppe Banfi & Andrea Giustina

  3. Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

    Marco Ritelli & Marina Colombi

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Formenti, A.M., Doga, M., Frara, S. et al. Skeletal fragility: an emerging complication of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. Endocrine 63, 225–230 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-018-1822-y

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