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Summary

Body skin hyperlaxity due to vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor deficiency is a very rare genetic skin disease characterized by severe skin laxity affecting the trunk and limbs. [from ORDO]

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  • Also known as: VKCFD1, GGCX
    Summary: gamma-glutamyl carboxylase

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Suggested reading

  • Uitto et al., 2012
    Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Progress in Diagnostics and Research Towards Treatment Summary of the 2010 PXE International Research Meeting

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