title: [Cutis laxa. Classification, clinical aspects and molecular defects].
abstract: Cutis laxa summarizes a heterogeneous group of diseases which are characterized by loose skin. An additional to the clinical variants of cutis laxa, a brief review of the elastin pathway is given and possible defects in cutis laxa are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003483:Cutis Laxa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004549:Elastin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D004549:Elastin
vernacular_title: Cutis laxa. Klassifikation, Klinik und molekulare Defekte.