The information on this site has been written by a patient advocate using many source documents. Patients should defer to their physicians for medical advice and the original source documents for medical information. Our source page lists all the articles and links used. Much information was summarize from the Ehlers-Danlos website and can be found at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com
For specific source information about the clinical classification of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and their diagnostic criteria, please reference The 2017 International Classification of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes article in the American Journal of Medical Genetics(Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics)at this link:
https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/2017-eds-international-classification/
Additional source information included in the summary about hEDS can be found at the following link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1279/
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Synonyms: Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, EDS Hypermobility Type, EDS Type III, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type III, hEDS, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
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Here are the specific links used for source data from the Ehlers-Danlos Society Website (February 9, 2019)
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What is EDS at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-eds/
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What is HDS at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-hsd/
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hEDS vs HSD at https://ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/hEDSvHSD.pdf
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"2017 International Classification of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes" in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, (Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics), 175C: 8-26 (2017) at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/pdf/2017-FINAL-AJMG-PDFs/Malfait_et_al-2017-American_Journal_of_Medical_Genetics_Part_C:_Seminars_in_Medical_Genetics.pdf
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"Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (a.k.a. Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Type III and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type): Clinical Description and Natural History" in the American Journal of Medical Genetics,(Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics), 175C: 48-69 (2017) at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/pdf/2017-FINAL-AJMG-PDFs/Tinkle_et_al-2017-American_Journal_of_Medical_Genetics_Part_C:_Seminars_in_Medical_Genetics.pdf
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"Diagnosis, Natural History and Management in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome" in the American Journal of Medical Genetics,(Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics), 175C: 40-47 (2017) at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/pdf/2017-FINAL-AJMG-PDFs/Byers_et_al-2017-American_Journal_of_Medical_Genetics_Part_C-_Seminars_in_Medical_Genetics.pdf
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"Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Classical Type" in the American Journal of Medical Genetics,(Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics), 175C: 27-39 (2017) at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/pdf/2017-FINAL-AJMG-PDFs/Bowen_et_al-2017-American_Journal_of_Medical_Genetics_Part_C-_Seminars_in_Medical_Genetics.pdf
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"Mast Cell Disorders in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (for non-experts)" at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/2017-eds-classification-non-experts/mast-cell-disorders-ehlers-danlos-syndrome-2/
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"Neurological and Spinal Manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (for Non Experts)" at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/2017-eds-classification-non-experts/neurological-spinal-manifestations-ehlers-danlos-syndromes/
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Handouts to share with medical professionals - "The 2017 Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes International Classifications" at https://ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/doctor-handout.pdf
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"hEDS Diagnostic Checklist" at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/heds-diagnostic-checklist/
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"The EDS/HSD 2017 Classification PowerPoint"with notes at https://ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/EDS_Awareness_2017_v3_img.pdf
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Printable materials trifold brochure - "What are the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes" at https://ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/WhatAreEDS2017-USletter.pdf
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Printable materials trifold brochure - "What are the Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders" at https://ehlers-danlos.com/wp-content/uploads/WhatAreHSD2017-USletter.pdf
Ehlers-Danlos Society News Tab on Ghent pulled February 9, 2019 at https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/ghent2018/
Project ECHO information was sourced on February 9, 2019 from https://echo.unm.edu
Informational comments about males with EDS [Castori et al 2010b] can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1279/