Acquired Localized Cutis Laxa due to Increased Elastin Turnover

• Main Authors: Rie Harboe Nygaard (Author), Scott Maynard (Author), Peter Schjerling (Author), Michael Kjaer (Author), Klaus Qvortrup (Author), Vilhelm A. Bohr (Author), Lene J. Rasmussen (Author), Gregor B.E. Jemec (Author), Michael Heidenheim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutis laxa is a rare disease characterized by abnormal skin wrinkling and laxity, due to decreased elastin synthesis or structural extracellular matrix defects. We have explored elastin metabolism in a case of adult onset cutis laxa localized to the upper body of a woman. For this purpose, we obtain...