raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:90348

Autosomal dominant cutis laxa

Synonyms: ADCL

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare connective tissue disorder characterized by wrinkled, redundant and sagging inelastic skin associated in some cases with internal organ involvement.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAutosomal dominant cutis laxaADCL
frCutis laxa autosomique dominante= en
deCutis laxa, autosomal-dominante= en
esCutis laxa autosómica dominante= en
itCutis laxa autosomica dominante= en
nlAutosomaal dominante cutis laxa= en
ptCutis laxa autossómica dominante
plAutosomalna dominująca skóra wiotka= en
csAutozomálně dominantní cutis laxa= en
ukАутосомно-домінантна cutis laxa= en
zh常染色体显性皮肤松弛症= en
trOtozomal dominant kutis laksa= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM123700BTNTvalidated
OMIM614434BTNTvalidated
OMIM616603BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q82.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD28.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0019571Evalidated
MeSHC562627Evalidated
UMLSC0268350Evalidated
GARD1639Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

  • ORPHA:209Cutis laxa
    rare developmental anomalies during embryogenesis; rare genetic diseases; rare abdominal surgical diseases; rare surgical thoracic diseases; rare skin diseases

No children.

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Genes

3 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ALDH18A1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:9722ENSG0000005957313825010q24.1aldehyde dehydrogenase 18 family member A126320891[PMID]
ELNDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3327ENSG000000495401301607q11.23elastin16085695[PMID]_18348261[PMID]
FBLN5Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3602ENSG0000014009260458014q32.12fibulin 512618961[PMID]_20301756[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families50 casesWorldwideCase(s)ValidatedORPHANET
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

59 annotations · validated 2021-10-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000973Cutis laxa
HP:0025167Fragmented elastic fibers in the dermis
HP:0000974Hyperextensible skin
HP:0007522Increased number of skin folds
HP:0100678Premature skin wrinkling
HP:0001582Redundant skin
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0010674Abnormality of the curvature of the vertebral column
HP:0004942Aortic aneurysm
HP:0001659Aortic regurgitation
HP:0100790Hernia
HP:0000023Inguinal hernia
HP:0001382Joint hypermobility
HP:0001653Mitral regurgitation
HP:0007495Prematurely aged appearance
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001181Adducted thumb
HP:0000015Bladder diverticulum
HP:0001348Brisk reflexes
HP:0000337Broad forehead
HP:0002110Bronchiectasis
HP:0011950Bronchiolitis
HP:0001680Coarctation of aorta
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0007957Corneal opacity
HP:0000270Delayed cranial suture closure
HP:0010648Dermal translucency
HP:0000519Developmental cataract
HP:0006698Dilatation of the ventricular cavity
HP:0002097Emphysema
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0002827Hip dislocation
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardation
HP:0100512Low levels of vitamin D
HP:0000369Low-set ears
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0004969Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardation
HP:0011220Prominent forehead
HP:0000411Protruding ear
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0012330Pyelonephritis
HP:0005989Redundant neck skin
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0002256Small bowel diverticula
HP:0000486Strabismus
HP:0000325Triangular face
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000729Autistic behavior
HP:0002816Genu recurvatum
HP:0000938Osteopenia
HP:0001763Pes planus
HP:0002677Small foramen magnum
HP:0001884Talipes calcaneovalgus
HP:0001762Talipes equinovarus
HP:0000122Unilateral renal agenesis
HP:0002013Vomiting
HP:0002645Wormian bones

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 33509220[PMID]_32859844[PMID]_20301756[PMID]

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