A NEW MUTATION : EMILIN1

Adamo et al. describe a cutis laxa syndrome caused by bi-allelic loss of-function variants in EMILIN1 characterized by arterial tortuosity, aneurysm formation, and osteopenia. They provide a model in which EMILIN1 connects elastic fiber network with collagen fibril formation, relevant for both bone and vascular tissue homeostasis.

 

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