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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

Last updated Friday, February 18, 2005

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What is ehlers-danlos syndrome?

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of hereditary disorders that affects mainly the skin and joints, but other organs as well. EDS results in weakness and/or excessive flexibility of the connective tissues of the body. People with EDS are born without the ability to make certain components of the normal connective tissue of the body.

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