Myopathic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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Name:
Myopathic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Description:
A rare systemic disease characterized by congenital muscle hypotonia and/or muscle atrophy that improves with age, proximal joint contractures (knee, hip, elbow), and hypermobility of distal joints. Additional features include soft, doughy skin, atrophic scarring, delayed motor development, and myopathic findings in muscle biopsy. Abnormal craniofacial features have been reported in some patients. Molecular testing is obligatory to confirm the diagnosis.
ORPHAcode:
536516
Synonyms:
EDS/myopathy overlap syndrome
Myopathic EDS
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Created:
17 Jul 2019 - 01:41
Changed:
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14