Selected disorders of connective tissue: pseudoxanthoma elasticum, cutis laxa, and lipoid proteinosis.

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There has been progress made in the understanding of 3 Mendelian disorders: pseudoxanthoma elasticum, cutis laxa, and lipoid proteinosis cutis and mucosae. While they are primary connective tissue diseases, their names imply a connection to the skin, and in fact, it is often the dermatologist who makes the diagnosis. It seems rational that defects in various extracellular matrix proteins cause lipoid proteinosis...

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