Getting Familiar With Clinical Genomic Medicine and Hypermobility Disorders

Dr. Paldeep S. Atwal joins the podcast today to discuss his research in clinical genomic medicine and educate us on Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS). Dr. Atwal is a board-certified clinical and medical biochemical geneticist and director of the Atwal Clinic for Genomic & Personalized Medicine.

Hypermobility disorders can be debilitating to live with. Medical professionals like Dr. Atwal are finding innovative ways to diagnose and treat EDS, and conditions like it…

In this episode, you will find out:

  • What errors of metabolism mean, and how it affects people who suffer from it.

  • Dr. Atwal’s understanding of EDS, and the typical age that people develop symptoms.

  • Why people with EDS experience fatigue.

  • Why EDS is considered a genetic syndrome.

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