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From Mary Kugler, R.N., Former About.com Guide to Rare Diseases

The India Rubber Man

Sunday October 26, 2003
"The India Rubber Man" was a common attraction in traveling shows of the past. Most likely the performers had Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder, which permitted unusual contortions.

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