Organism Type	Human	All cell lines (human dermal fibroblast)are derived from patients affected by a connective tissue disease, either inherited or caused by new mutations. Diseases best represented are Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; a few patients are affected by rarer diseases, such as Marfan syndrome and prolidase deficiency. Cell lines are derived from skin biopsies and established with standard methods.
Tissues	Fibroblast
Phenotype	Adherent
Primary	no
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