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Features of Musculocontractural EDS Described for 1st Time in Study

An international study involving the largest group of patients worldwide, to date, has for the first time detailed clinical and molecular features of the rare musculocontractural form of Ehlers−Danlos (EDS) syndrome. This form of the condition is characterized by several malformations and progressive fragility-related symptoms, the study…

HEDGE Study Seeking hEDS Cause Invites 1,000 Patients to Enroll

A total of 1,000 people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) have been invited to enroll in an ongoing international study — called the Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Genetic Evaluation or HEDGE — aimed at finding the genetic causes of this connective tissue disorder. According to the Ehlers-Danlos Society, which…

High Rates of Vulvodynia Likely in Women With EDS/HSD: Survey

Half of the women with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) or hypermobile spectrum disorder (HSD) who took part in an online survey reported being affected by vulvodynia — a condition that causes chronic pain in the vulva — as well as dyspareunia, also known as genital pain during sexual intercourse, results…