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Longer term survival of a child with autosomal recessive cutis laxa due to a mutation in FBLN4.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2013
Sawyer Sarah L, Dicke Frank, Kirton Adam, Rajapkse Thilinie, Rebeyka Ivan M, McInnes Brenda, Parboosingh Jillian S, Bernier Francois P
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive cutis laxa (ARCL) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by loose, inelastic skin and variable systemic involvement and severity. Mutations in the FBLN4 gene are associated with ARCL1B. Fibulin-4 is important in elastic fiber formation a...
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