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Cutis Laxa.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2014
Mohamed Miski, Voet Michiel, Gardeitchik Thatjana, Morava Eva
Abstract excerpt
Cutis laxa is an inherited or acquired disease characterized by redundant, sagging and inelastic skin. In inherited cutis laxa an abnormal synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins occurs due to genetic defects coding for diverse extracellular matrix components. Recently, different inborn errors of metabolism have been found to be associated with cutis laxa as well. In some of these metabolic conditions the...
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