My EDS Challenge Day 30- Spotlight on a different type of EDS in Hypermobile Life
- May 30, 2022, 10:19 a.m.
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I am taking part in #MyEDSChallenge and #MyHSDChallenge with the Ehlers Danlos Society. Since May is EDS awareness month, every day I will be sharing something about myself and my EDS journey to drive further awareness and community.
Day 30- Spotlight on a different type of EDS
The classical type of EDS makes up about 7% of the total number of EDS cases. The prevalence is about 1 in 20,000 people. This involves mutations in type V collagen, and sometimes type 1 collagen. This type shows up on genetic testing with most people having a mutation in the COL5A1 or COL5A2 and/or rarer COL1A1 genes respectively. This is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. This means it only takes 1 parent to have these mutations and any offspring have a 50% chance of getting it even if the other parent does not have it.
Key symptoms of this type are:
-hyper-extendable skin
-atrophic scarring
-joint hypermobility
-a plethora of other fun comorbidities that most other types of EDS have.
