The Ehlers-Danlos Society is delighted to announce that 1000 individuals have been invited for enrollment for the Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Genetic Evaluation (HEDGE) study! We continue to recruit for the study to ensure 1000 viable samples are obtained and are excited at the progress the study has made despite the challenges of the pandemic. HEDGE is
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To break down geographical barriers in research participation and to adapt to limitations on travel, The Ehlers-Danlos Society is delighted to announce a new screening and enrollment process for the Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Genetic Evaluation (HEDGE). The exciting newly-established process will make it possible for individuals with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) to enroll in the groundbreaking
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The Ehlers-Danlos Society would like to give special thanks to members of our community who took part in the Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Genetic Evaluation (HEDGE) Study screenings in Watford, UK, and Ghent, Belgium in February! As we search for the genetic cause or causes of hypermobile EDS (hEDS) we have now enrolled 413 participants into the
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Last week the Hypermobile EDS Genetic Research Network met at the Annual Society of Human Genetics conference. A truly collaborative and international group, the HEDGE network, consisting of leading authorities in human genetic research, lead the innovative HEDGE (Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Genetic Evaluation) research study. By bringing together these medical experts and through building the HEDGE
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The Ehlers-Danlos Society is delighted to have held its seventh screening this weekend, for the groundbreaking HEDGE (Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Genetic Evaluation) study, devoted to finding the underlying genetic markers for hypermobile EDS (hEDS). Of the subtypes of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), only the hypermobile type does not yet have an identified genetic marker. It is also
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