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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome arthrochalasia type 1

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An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is characterized by hypermobility in infants with dislocations of both hips at birth and has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the COL1A1 gene on chromosome 17q21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Delayed closure of the anterior fontanelle
  • Congenital knee dislocation
  • Contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the 2nd finger
  • Hallux valgus
  • Bruising susceptibility
  • Soft, doughy skin
  • Pes planus
  • Hyperextensible skin
  • Joint hypermobility
  • Contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the 3rd finger