Journal: PLOS ONE
Article Title: Unravelling the genetic landscape of cervical insufficiency: Insights into connective tissue dysfunction and hormonal pathways
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310718
Figure Lengend Snippet: We were the first to apply the Beighton/Brighton criteria to test the hypothesis linking the connective tissue dysfunction-driven nature of CI to genetics. While our analysis strengthened the association of CI with connective tissue pathways, further research is needed to explore the relationships between subclinical phenotypic expressions of connective tissue disorders and CI. Our next hypothesis is that the use of Beighton/Brighton criteria, along with the connective tissue dysfunction assessment questionnaire developed by our group, can serve as a predictive tool for CI/PTB, at least for a subset of patients. This investigation is currently underway in our group.
Article Snippet: We compiled a connective disorder gene panel by accessing data from the PanelApp database’s homepage ( https://panelapp.genomicsengland.co.uk/ ), encompassing genes from EDS, OI, and Stickler syndrome panels (n = 102, ).
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