The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are heritable disorders of connective tissue (HDCT) with joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility and tissue fragility, which were recently re-classified (2017 International Classification). Most patients (>90%) with Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (cEDS) have a mutation in the COL5A1 or COL5A2 genes encoding type V procollagen. A small number of patients with the p.
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