Severe congenital cutis laxa with pulmonary emphysema: a family with three affected sibs

Autor: Liebaers, Ingeborg, Van Maldergem, L., Vamos, E., Petit, P., Vandevelde, G., Simonis-Blumenfrucht, A., Bouffioux, R., Kulakowski, S., Hanquinet, S., Van Durme, P.
Přispěvatelé: Department of Embryology and Genetics
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1988
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Popis: Clinical and morphologic findings in 3 sibs with congenital cutis laxa are presented. A severe urinary malformation in one affected infant is reported in detail. Elevated serum copper concentrations were observed in 2 of the sibs and in the healthy mother. However, the 64Cu uptake of fibroblast cells from tissue culture was not increased. Ultrastructural pathologic findings from skin biopsies have been studied and compared at birth and at age 2 years. The lack of junction between the 2 elastic fiber components was similar. Further evidence for clinical heterogeneity of this disease is stressed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE