One Gene Mutation Links Three Mysterious, Debilitating Diseases

The study participants had another thing in common: higher-than-normal levels of a protein called tryptase in their blood. Tryptase is part of the immune system’s reaction and has been linked to a handful of core EDS-HT and POTS symptoms, Milner says.

“Tryptase can contribute to pain sensitivity,” he told me. “It can contribute to blood vessels doing funny things, and it can contribute to how your connective tissue, your bones and joints, are made.”

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