Classical-like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 2

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Name:
Classical-like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 2
Description:
A rare systemic disease characterized by generalized joint hypermobility with recurrent joint dislocations, redundant and hyperextensible skin with poor wound healing and abnormal scarring, easy bruising, and osteopenia/osteoporosis. Additional manifestations include hypotonia, delayed motor development, foot deformities, prominent superficial veins in the chest region, vascular complications (like mitral valve prolapse and aortic root dilation), hernias, dental anomalies, scoliosis, and facial dysmorphisms (like high palate, micrognathia, narrow palate). Mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive.
ORPHAcode:
536532
Synonyms:
AEBP1-related EDS
AEBP1-related Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Classical-like EDS type 2
clEDS type 2
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Created:
17 Jul 2019 - 01:41
Changed:
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14