raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:98249

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Synonyms: EDS

Type
Clinical group
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by fragility of the soft connective tissues resulting in widespread skin, ligament, joint, blood vessel and/or internal organ manifestations. Clinical spectrum is highly variable, ranging from mild skin and joint hyperlaxity to severe physical disability and life-threatening vascular complications. Overlap with osteogenesis imperfecta may be observed resulting in an EDS/osteogenesis imperfecta overlap phenotype. Diseases in this group include classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), musculocontractural EDS, hypermobile EDS, vascular EDS, arthrochalasia EDS, dermatosparaxis EDS, periodontal EDS, X-linked EDS, brittle cornea syndrome, classical-like EDS type 1 and type 2, cardiac-valvular EDS, spondylodysplastic EDS, myopathic EDS, and kyphoscoliotic EDS.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enEhlers-Danlos syndromeEDS
frSyndrome d'Ehlers-Danlos
deEhlers-Danlos-Syndrom
esSíndrome de Ehlers-DanlosSED
itSindrome di Ehlers-Danlos= en
nlSyndroom van Ehlers-Danlos= en
ptSíndrome Ehlers-Danlos
plZespół Ehlersa i Danlosa= en
csEhlersův-Danlosův syndromEhlers-Danlosův syndrom
ukСиндром Елерса-Данлоса= en
zhEhlers-Danlos综合征= en
trEhlers-Danlos sendromu= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q79.6Especificvalidated
ICD-11LD28.1Especificvalidated
MONDO0020066Evalidated
MeSHD004535Evalidated
UMLSC0013720Evalidated
GARD6322Evalidated
MedDRA10014316Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (5):

Children (16):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.9 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEUROCAT European surveillance of congenital anomalies 2005-2012[OTHER]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card