Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

• EDS is a CONNECTIVE tissue/ Collagen disorder.  
  
  

  Symptoms and functional deficits vary based on the specific location of impacted area/s  and frequently impact multiple systems. 

   
• The clinical presentation of any individual EDS type derives naturally from the specific organs/tissues affected by the defect particular to that type.
• Note that numerous EDS types are specifically not characterized by a mutation in a gene encoding collagen (e.g. Hypermobility, Kyphoscoliotic, Dermatosparaxis). Instead, the defect occurs in a gene encoding a protein interacting with collagen.

"If you can’t connect the issues- think connective tissues"