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Is ehlers danlos hypermobilty type an autoimmune disorder?
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No: Hypermobility is due to elasticity in the tissue. It is a change in the soft tissues, sometimes called a true collagen disease but it is not a connective tissue disease and is not autoimmune. It can be genetic.
Answered 8/11/2013
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No: It is an inherited disorder of connective tissue but is not an autoimmune disease.
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