Is there a hEDS gene?

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    Last Updated: October 13, 2024

    A July 14, 2021 press release from the Medical University of South Carolina announced that a candidate gene was being investigated in mouse models of the condition, and final results would be forthcoming. Previous efforts to find a genetic basis for hEDS revealed some contenders, but were limited by small sample sizes. [1]

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    1. ^Gensemer C, Burks R, Kautz S, Judge DP, Lavallee M, Norris RAHypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: Complex phenotypes, challenging diagnoses, and poorly understood causes.Dev Dyn.(2021-03)