2021 Genetics and Molecular Biology in vEDS - Dr. Lauren Puryear

This presentation is from the 2021 EDS ECHO Summit: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS). vEDS is a genetic connective tissue disorder that causes the blood vessels and organs to be fragile and prone to tearing. The complications of vEDS can be life-threatening and include aneurysm, dissection, and rupture of the arteries and rupture of organs. vEDS may also cause a variety of other symptoms, including extensive bruising and spontaneous pneumothorax. www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is...
Lauren Puryear is a Genetic Counselor and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Medical Center. She provides genetic counseling to patients for a variety of indications and has a particular interest in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other connective tissue disorders.