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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Elastic
  1. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum 
    ... deposits of calcium and other minerals (mineralization) in elastic fibers. Elastic fibers are a component of connective tissue, which ... throughout the body.In PXE, mineralization can affect elastic fibers in the skin, eyes, and blood vessels, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/pseudoxanthoma-elasticum - Genetics
  2. Cutis laxa 
    ... are involved in the formation and function of elastic fibers, which are slender bundles of proteins that ... and flexibility to connective tissue throughout the body. Elastic fibers allow the skin to stretch, the lungs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cutis-laxa - Genetics
  3. Supravalvular aortic stenosis 
    ... called elastin. Elastin is the major component of elastic fibers, which are slender bundles of proteins that ... that supports the body's joints and organs). Elastic fibers are found in the intricate lattice that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/supravalvular-aortic-stenosis - Genetics
  4. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 
    ... have soft, velvety skin that is highly stretchy (elastic) and fragile. Affected individuals tend to bruise easily, ... is not clear how variants lead to hypermobility, elastic skin, and other features of these conditions. ADAMTS2 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/ehlers-danlos-syndrome -
  5. Hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy 
    ... vessels, amyloid deposits replace the muscle fibers and elastic fibers that give the blood vessels flexibility, causing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-cerebral-amyloid-angiopathy - Genetics
  6. Galactosialidosis 
    ... protein plays a role in the formation of elastic fibers, which are components of the connective tissues ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/galactosialidosis - Genetics
  7. Barth syndrome 
    ... pump blood. Individuals with Barth syndrome may have elastic fibers in place of muscle fibers in some ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/barth-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Generalized arterial calcification of infancy 
    ... accumulation of calcium and other minerals (mineralization) in elastic fibers, which are a component of connective tissue. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...ralized-arterial-calcification-of-infancy - Genetics
  9. Cerebral cavernous malformation 
    ... and they lack other support tissues, such as elastic fibers, which normally make them stretchy. As a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../cerebral-cavernous-malformation - Genetics
  10. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia 
    ... at high pressure into the thinner walled, less elastic veins. The extra pressure tends to strain and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-hemorrhagic-telangiectasia - Genetics
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