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Thats Dr Byers at WA EDU. The leading expert on Vascular EDS.
Hon, do you know what he can screen for? Vascular, I assume… Marfans? Loeys-Dietz? Athrochalasia form? etc? As most of you know, a HUGE number of us suffer from the “Hypermobility form” or the “Classical form”. There has never been a collagen disorder found for Hypermobility type, nor for about 50% of the Classical form. I don’t think there is a genetic defect in collagen (you heard it here first, and you heard me right!). Nope, I think it has become a “dumping ground” for anything that results in joint hypermobility — some of it is treatable, I believe. That is where much of my research is focused. It is CRITICAL to rule out vascular, etc., and I’m trilled they can do this! Has anyone tried to do this with their 23andme yet? I wonder if those forms are in there… Thanks so much! 😉