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Aortic aneurysmal disease and cutis laxa caused by defects in the elastin gene.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2006
Szabo Z, Crepeau M W, Mitchell A L, Stephan M J, Puntel R A, Yin Loke K, Kirk R C, Urban Z
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cutis laxa is an acquired or inherited condition characterized by redundant, pendulous and inelastic skin. Autosomal dominant cutis laxa has been described as a benign disease with minor systemic involvement. OBJECTIVE: To report a family with autosomal dominant cutis laxa and a young girl with sporadic cutis laxa, both with variable expression of an aortic aneurysmal phenotype ranging from mild...
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