SLC39A13 and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Slc39a13-KO mice show dwarfism and abnormal bone and cutaneous development, and a loss-of-function mutation in this gene was found in patients with a novel type of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), demonstrating that SLC39A13 plays a critical role in growth control and connective tissue formation in mouse and human [8].