Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Synonyms: EDS III | EDS-HT | Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type | Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 3 | Hypermobile EDS | hEDS

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (HT-EDS) is the most frequent form of EDS (see this term) a group of hereditary connective tissue diseases and is characterized by joint hyperlaxity mild skin hyperextensibility tissue fragility and extra-musculoskeletal manifestations.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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