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Rheumatology • General Rheumatology • Inherited connective tissue disease • Genetics • Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Do you refer all patients with a Beighton score over 5 to genetics for further assessment?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Our genetics clinic does not accept these patients for genetic testing anymore because they are inundated with such requests from patients with plain benign joint hypermobility syndrome. They reject these requests for genetic testing. They accept doing genetic testing only for patients with vascular...
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
I agree with Dr. @Emilio Gonzalez. I do try to perform a BEIGHTON score on patients with hypermobility and many patients meet the criteria of BJHS. Benign joint hypermobility syndrome patients have no other concerning clinical or familial factors and they need to be managed with PT, prevention of in...