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ea0037ep1310 | Clinical Cases–Thyroid/Other | ECE2015

The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma: a case report

Zabuliene Lina , Bagdziuniene Airida Audrone , Burnyte Birute , Janavicius Ramunas , Urboniene Jurgita , Utkus Algirdas

Introduction: The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type is a connective tissue disorder, characterized by skin hyperextensibility, abnormal wound healing, and joint hypermobility, due to COL5A1 or COL5A2 genes mutations. Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2A (MEN2A) is a syndrome defined by medullary carcinoma, phaeochromocytoma, hyperparathyroidism, and occasionally cutaneous lichen amyloidosis, because of mutations in RET proto-oncogene. COL5A</...