Could I find out what gene causes my hypermobility?

Question

I'm double-jointed in many places, mainly my knees and hips though, this has caused me HUGE problems in life because I was born to perform and for some reason my hypermobile knees have made it so I don't walk and run like a normal person, therefore I find it a lot harder to dance right. My problem with running caused me to be teased a lot as a kid too.
My mum has hypermobility but not as bad as mine.
I want kids in a few years and want to know whether a genetic counciler would be able to find out what gene causes this. With the help of science, can this gene be eliminated?

Answer 1

Gene testing still has a long way to go. Right now, no genes can be eliminated, and there are ethical issues with manipulating genes in the embryo stage that probably won't be resolved for several decades.

There's info on genetic tests for Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome - the usual cause for hypermobility in the joints at the links below The hypermobility form is caused by multiple genes and doesn't have a genetic test at this time.