Cinquina, Valeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1545-4801
Carini, Giulia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8096-9417
Chiarelli, Nicola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-5079
Vezzoli, Marika https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-4235
Bertini, Valeria https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9199-1872
Venturini, Marina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6800-3695
Gandy, Woodrow
Colombi, Marina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3105-5990
Ritelli, Marco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7025-2495
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ehlers-Danlos Society
Article History
Received: 26 September 2025
Accepted: 2 February 2026
First Online: 7 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The study was approved by the local Ethical Committee “Comitato Etico di Brescia, ASST degli Spedali Civili, Brescia” in Italy (Protocol numbers NP5582) and by the “Genetic Alliance Institutional Review Board” in the USA (Federal Registration Number IORG0003358, Project number EDS002).
: All subjects provided written informed consent for their inclusion in the study and for the use of their clinical data and samples for research purposes.
: The authors declare no competing interests.