"Cutis Laxa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of connective tissue diseases in which skin hangs in loose pendulous folds. It is believed to be associated with decreased elastic tissue formation as well as an abnormality in elastin formation. Cutis laxa is usually a genetic disease, but acquired cases have been reported. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003483
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.320.850.180 C17.300.230 C17.800.827.180
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| Concept/Terms |
Cutis Laxa- Cutis Laxa
- Dermatomegaly
- Dermatolysis
- Dermatolyses
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cutis Laxa" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cutis Laxa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Cutis Laxa" by people in Profiles.
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EMILIN1 deficiency causes arterial tortuosity with osteopenia and connects impaired elastogenesis with defective collagen fibrillogenesis. Am J Hum Genet. 2022 12 01; 109(12):2230-2252.
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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps as a Possible Pathomechanism of Generalized Acquired Cutis Laxa Associated with IgA-lamda Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021 Sep 03; 101(9):adv00536.
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Acquired Cutis Laxa Presenting as Pedunculated Eyelid Plaques in an Adult. Ophthalmology. 2018 12; 125(12):1952.
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Mutations in the X-linked ATP6AP2 cause a glycosylation disorder with autophagic defects. J Exp Med. 2017 Dec 04; 214(12):3707-3729.
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The effect of upper eyelid blepharoplasty on eyelid and brow position. Orbit. 2016 Dec; 35(6):324-327.
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Penicillamine-associated cutis laxa and milia en plaque - case report and review of cutaneous changes associated with penicillamine. Dermatol Online J. 2016 May 15; 22(5).
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Fractional photothermolysis treatment of digital cutis laxa reverses hand disability. Dermatol Ther. 2015 Sep-Oct; 28(5):279-81.
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Severe aortopathy due to fibulin-4 deficiency: molecular insights, surgical strategy, and a review of the literature. Eur J Pediatr. 2014 May; 173(5):671-5.
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Orbicularis muscle aging. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Jan; 131(1):94.
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Mutations in PYCR1 cause cutis laxa with progeroid features. Nat Genet. 2009 Sep; 41(9):1016-21.