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How is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome tested?

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How is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome tested?

This is Nicci, an active member of the Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Community and passionate orthotist. Here she discusses the testing available for diagnosing EDS.

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How is EDS tested? So currently there are genetic testings for a lot of the subgroups of EDS, but subgroup is in type three, which has now been reclassified as hypermobile EDS. This one currently has no genetic markers to be tested for. So within this subgroup, testing is looked at family history, symptoms and physical examination to be diagnosed, whereas the other groups have genetic markers.

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