What’s Up Doc? Ehlers-danlos Syndrome

Question: My friend, who is a nurse, said she thinks I may have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. What is this?Answer: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, EDS, is a disease of the connective tissues that are responsible for connecting, binding, supporting, giving elasticity to, and strengthening body and body organ connections. EDS is a genetic condition so is often inherited, sometimes needing a gene from just one parent and other times inherited in other ways, although spontaneous non-inherited cases [...]

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