EdS

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specialist in education

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EDS

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a genetic condition. … Experts have identified more than 20 different genetic changes that can cause EDS. They all affect your body's ability to produce collagen.—Cleveland Clinic

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