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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome classic type 2

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An Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the collagen alpha-2(V) gene on chromosome 2q31 and that is characterized by the absence of widened atrophic scars.

Signs and symptoms

  • Joint hypermobility
  • Atrophic scars
  • Soft skin
  • Subcutaneous spheroids
  • Molluscoid pseudotumors
  • Recurrent joint dislocation
  • Epicanthus
  • Generalized joint hypermobility
  • Fragile skin
  • Cigarette-paper scars