Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type: A characterization of the patients' lived experience
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type: A characterization of the patients' lived experience.
Hypermobility type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS-HT) is an inherited connective tissue disorder clinically diagnosed by the presence of significant joint hypermobility and associated skin manifestations. This article presents a large-scale study that reports the lived experience of EDS-HT patients, the broad range of symptoms that individuals with EDS-HT experience, and the impact these symptoms ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1552-4825
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36293