The U.Va. Health Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Disorders Center hosted an EDS Research Symposium Thursday and Friday.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a genetic condition present at birth that involves problems with the body’s connective tissues. Connective tissues make up and support how the body is held together — ...
“Chandelier” singer Sia has revealed she has a rare genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that results in chronic pain. The disease affects 1 in 5,000 people globally. It causes hypermobile ...
The results offer “objective evidence that patients with EDS [Ehlers-Danlos syndrome] do experience a shorter duration of local anesthetic effect when using lidocaine, confirming the common anecdotal ...
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of genetic disorders that affect the body’s connective tissues, including those in the joints, skin, and blood vessels. There are several different types of EDS ...
National Geographic news: Is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome really so rare—or is it misdiagnosed?
Chronic pain. Extra-flexible joints. Stretchy skin. These are just some of the symptoms of the debilitating genetic disorder that’s incredibly hard to diagnose. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) refers to ...
Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (previously known as EDS type I/II) is an inheritable connective tissue disorder that involves skin, tendons, ligaments, and, in some cases, also blood vessels. Most ...
The New England Journal of Medicine: A Recessive Form of the Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome Caused by Tenascin-X Deficiency
The Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is a heritable connective-tissue disorder caused by defects in fibrillar-collagen metabolism. Mutations in the type V collagen genes account for up to 50 percent of cases of ...
"I'm able to use what I've gone through to help other people," says Dr. Alissa Zingman of her battle with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has ...