Summary
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited disorders that affect connective tissues, such as skin, joints, and blood vessel walls.
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Symptoms include joint hypermobility, soft and smooth skin that may bruise easily, and chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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The genetic cause of the disease is unknown, but it is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern.
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Treatment typically involves corticosteroid medications, and lifestyle changes such as exercise, sleep, and stress can help reduce the severity of the disorder.
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Summary
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of rare inherited conditions that affect connective tissue.
Connective tissues provide support in skin, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, internal organs and bones.
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes - NHS
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Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is an inherited connective tissue disorder caused by defects in a protein called collagen. Common symptoms include joint hypermobility, soft, smooth skin that may be slightly elastic and bruise easily, and chronic musculoskeletal pain. The genetic cause of this disease is unknown, but it is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern.
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - About the Disease - Genetic and ...
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The Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of 13 heritable connective tissue disorders caused by genetic changes that affect connective tissue. Common features of EDS include joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility, and tissue fragility, and each type has its own genetic causes. Treatment for EDS typically involves corticosteroid medications, and lifestyle changes such as exercise, sleep, and stress can help reduce the severity of the disorder.
What is EDS? - The Ehlers Danlos Society
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited disorders that affect your connective tissues — primarily your skin, joints and blood vessel walls. Connective tissue is a complex mixture of proteins and other substances that provide strength and elasticity to the underlying structures in your body.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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Description. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of disorders that affect connective tissues supporting the skin, bones, blood vessels, and many other organs and tissues. Defects in connective tissues cause the…
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics
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Many patients with hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) and hypermobile EDS ( hEDS ) either have symptoms of or have been diagnosed with “POTS” or “dysautonomia”. It is estimated that up to 70%…
EDS and POTS | Mayo Clinic Connect
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What is hEDS /HSD? Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ( hEDS ) is the most common type of EDS, alongside the related Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD). We know that 1 in 500 people are already…
hEDS Together
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