This rare genetic condition causes hyperflexible joints, fragile skin, and possibly other symptoms, depending on which of 13 ...

It is important to identify infants of affected women as high-risk infants. Scrutinize the maternal history and, when possible, determine the specific EDS type of the mother or affected family ...

announced Tuesday he was retiring from professional hockey after recently being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The condition, also known as EDS, affects the body's connective tissue by ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an inherited condition that impacts the connective tissues. People with EDS often have very flexible joints, stretchy or fragile skin, and are more likely to get hurt easily.

In adults the joint pain and fatigue associated with hypermobility-type EDS can be misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome, hypochondriasis, or depression. [25] Vascular-type EDS may also be ...

The hockey world received devastating news on April 8 as Chaz Lucius, a hockey prospect for the Manitoba Moose — the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets — announced his retirement at age 21 due ...

The genetic basis for hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) remains unknown. Methods Whole exome sequencing (WES) was undertaken on 174 EDS patients recruited from a national diagnostic service ...

Adolescents with myopia had hernias, scoliosis and flat feet significantly more often than those without, suggesting a possible link between nearsightedness and overall connective tissue hyperlaxity, ...