Autosomal dominant cutis laxa

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Also known as ADCLcutis laxa, autosomal dominant

Summary

Autosomal dominant cutis laxa (MONDO:0019571) is a disease with 3 cohort genes.

At a glance

  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide) [Orphanet-validated]
  • Cohort genes: 3
  • ClinVar variants: 8
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 59

Clinical features

Epidemiology

Prevalence records

2 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:

TypeClassValueGeographyValidation
Cases/families50WorldwideValidated
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000WorldwideValidated

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

59 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 50 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0000973Cutis laxaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000974Hyperextensible skinVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001582Redundant skinVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0007522Increased number of skin foldsVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0025167Fragmented elastic fibers in the dermisVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0100678Premature skin wrinklingVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001382Joint hypermobilityFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000023Inguinal herniaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001653Mitral regurgitationFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001659Aortic regurgitationFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shapeFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0004942Aortic aneurysmFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0007495Prematurely aged appearanceFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0010674Abnormality of the curvature of the vertebral columnFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0100790HerniaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000015Bladder diverticulumOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000252MicrocephalyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000270Delayed cranial suture closureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000325Triangular faceOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000337Broad foreheadOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000369Low-set earsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000411Protruding earOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000486StrabismusOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000508PtosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000519Developmental cataractOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001181Adducted thumbOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001252HypotoniaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001263Global developmental delayOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001270Motor delayOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001348Brisk reflexesOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001635Congestive heart failureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001680Coarctation of aortaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002097EmphysemaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002110BronchiectasisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002256Small bowel diverticulaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002650ScoliosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002827Hip dislocationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0004969Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0005989Redundant neck skinOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0006698Dilatation of the ventricular cavityOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0007957Corneal opacityOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardationOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0010648Dermal translucencyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0011220Prominent foreheadOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0011950BronchiolitisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0011968Feeding difficultiesOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0012330PyelonephritisOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100512Low levels of vitamin DOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000122Unilateral renal agenesisVery rare (<1-4%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical nameautosomal dominant cutis laxa
Mondo IDMONDO:0019571
MeSHC562627
Orphanet90348
DOIDDOID:0070142
ICD-11720393698
SNOMED CT111388003
UMLSC0268350
MedGen120630
GARD0001639
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: ADCL · cutis laxa, autosomal dominant

Data availability: 8 ClinVar variants · 3 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

An umbrella term covering 3 Mondo subtypes.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › autosomal genetic disease › autosomal dominant disease › autosomal dominant cutis laxa

Related subtypes (191): autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, type 1, tuberous sclerosis, Treacher-Collins syndrome, hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, Lynch syndrome, branchio-oto-renal syndrome, autosomal dominant Aarskog syndrome, acroosteolysis dominant type, ADULT syndrome, autosomal dominant Alport syndrome, amelogenesis imperfecta type 1B, Townes-Brocks syndrome, nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus syndrome, autosomal dominant brachyolmia, branchiooculofacial syndrome, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 4, cataract-aberrant oral frenula-growth delay syndrome, cherubism, autosomal dominant chondrodysplasia punctata, autosomal dominant popliteal pterygium syndrome, blepharocheilodontic syndrome, cochleosaccular degeneration-cataract syndrome, renal coloboma syndrome, Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome, autosomal dominant vibratory urticaria, neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus, autosomal dominant Kenny-Caffey syndrome, Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type, autosomal dominant Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, Coffin-Siris syndrome 1, isolated congenital adermatoglyphia, Flynn-Aird syndrome, Frasier syndrome, hand-foot-genital syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, hyperkeratosis-hyperpigmentation syndrome, autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris, hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome 1, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant keratitis, autosomal dominant keratitis-ichthyosis-hearing loss syndrome, LADD syndrome, trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II, Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines, microcephaly with or without chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, or intellectual disability, Marfan syndrome, melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 2, autosomal dominant primary microcephaly, autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia, monilethrix, Muir-Torre syndrome, autosomal dominant myoglobinuria, autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy, nail-patella syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B, autosomal dominant omodysplasia, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 1, Pelger-Huet anomaly, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A, piebaldism, autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease with or without hyperuricemia, generalized juvenile polyposis/juvenile polyposis coli, juvenile polyposis/hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, contractures, pterygia, and spondylocarpotarsal fusion syndrome 1A, autosomal dominant distal renal tubular acidosis, retinoschisis, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant Robinow syndrome, scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant sideroblastic anemia, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, autosomal dominant, proximal symphalangism, calcaneonavicular coalition, thanatophoric dysplasia type 1, trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I, Muckle-Wells syndrome, autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, von Hippel-Lindau disease, Denys-Drash syndrome, autosomal dominant severe congenital neutropenia, Costello syndrome, EEC syndrome, multiple cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations, diffuse nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma, Timothy syndrome, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 2, spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with multiple dislocations, Brooke-Spiegler syndrome, macrocephaly-autism syndrome, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome 3, Duane-radial ray syndrome, PCWH syndrome, heart-hand syndrome, Slovenian type, congenital stationary night blindness autosomal dominant 3, mandibulofacial dysostosis-microcephaly syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 4, juvenile cataract-microcornea-renal glucosuria syndrome, Crouzon syndrome-acanthosis nigricans syndrome, Birk-Barel syndrome, thrombophilia due to protein S deficiency, autosomal dominant, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 3, colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 6, colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 7, brain small vessel disease 2A, autosomal dominant, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 14, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 15, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 16, hypopigmentation-punctate palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome, intellectual disability-facial dysmorphism syndrome due to SETD5 haploinsufficiency, postaxial polydactyly-anterior pituitary anomalies-facial dysmorphism syndrome, intellectual developmental disorder with microcephaly and with or without ocular malformations or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 29, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 30, Houge-Janssens syndrome 2, severe achondroplasia-developmental delay-acanthosis nigricans syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 6, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 6, generalized, with scarring and hair loss, autosomal dominant complex spastic paraplegia, early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease, muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant, Feingold syndrome, Carney complex, neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, autosomal dominant, autosomal dominant coarctation of aorta, autosomal dominant spondylocostal dysostosis, autosomal dominant hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, Cowden disease, autosomal dominant distal myopathy, autosomal dominant rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, palmoplantar keratoderma-spastic paralysis syndrome, Alagille syndrome due to a JAG1 point mutation, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome, gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach, autosomal dominant proximal renal tubular acidosis, autosomal dominant spastic ataxia, Waardenburg syndrome, hereditary retinoblastoma, autosomal dominant hypocalcemia, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, hereditary inclusion body myopathy-joint contractures-ophthalmoplegia syndrome, microcephalic osteodysplastic dysplasia, Saul-Wilson type, autosomal dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss, autosomal dominant optic atrophy, autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia, autosomal dominant osteopetrosis, autosomal dominant epidermolytic ichthyosis, ventricular arrhythmias due to cardiac ryanodine receptor calcium release deficiency syndrome, distal arthrogryposis type 2B1, neurofibromatosis, autosomal dominant cataract, arthrogryposis, distal, type 2B2, arthrogryposis, distal, type 2B3, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, type 1G, Delpire-McNeill syndrome, LAMA5-related multisystemic syndrome, autosomal dominant oculocutaneous albinism, Charcot-Marie-tooth disease, axonal, type 2DD, Pilarowski-Bjornsson syndrome, intellectual disability, autosomal dominant, fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1 upregulation, GUCY2D-related dominant retinopathy, RPE65-related dominant retinopathy, autosomal dominant titinopathy, NOG-related symphalangism spectrum disorder, ALPL-related autosomal dominant hypophosphatasia, MYH10-related neurodevelopmental disorder with congenital anomalies, spastic paraplegia 30A, autosomal dominant, TMEM127-related tumor predisposition, MAX-related tumor predisposition, BMPR1A-related juvenile polyposis syndrome, RP1-related dominant retinopathy, Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, inclusion body myopathy and brain white matter abnormalities, KINSSHIP syndrome, autosomal dominant nebulin-related myopathy, IMPG1-related dominant retinopathy, PROM1-related dominant retinopathy, PURA-related severe neonatal hypotonia-seizures-encephalopathy syndrome, ALG8-related autosomal dominant polycystic kidney and/or liver disease, NOTCH1-related AOS spectrum disorder, FLNB-associated autosomal dominant filamin related bone disorder, familial antiphospholipid syndrome

Subtypes (3): cutis laxa, autosomal dominant 1, cutis laxa, autosomal dominant 2, cutis laxa, autosomal dominant 3

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

ClinVar germline variants

8 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

5 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 2 uncertain significance, 1 likely pathogenic

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1163081NM_006329.4(FBLN5):c.850C>T (p.Arg284Ter)FBLN5Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
502265NM_000501.4(ELN):c.1178_1201del (p.Gly393_Gly400del)ELNConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
21451NM_006329.4(FBLN5):c.1171G>T (p.Glu391Ter)FBLN5Conflicting classifications of pathogenicityno assertion criteria provided
21453NM_006329.4(FBLN5):c.604G>A (p.Gly202Arg)FBLN5Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
21454NM_006329.4(FBLN5):c.649T>C (p.Cys217Arg)FBLN5Conflicting classifications of pathogenicityno assertion criteria provided
5475NM_006329.4(FBLN5):c.679T>C (p.Ser227Pro)FBLN5Conflicting classifications of pathogenicityno assertion criteria provided
1804877NM_006329.4(FBLN5):c.432C>G (p.Cys144Trp)FBLN5Uncertain significanceno assertion criteria provided
888450NM_006329.4(FBLN5):c.901C>A (p.Leu301Met)FBLN5Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 50 · Orphanet: 12 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)

the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
ALDH18A1DefinitiveAutosomal dominantcutis laxa, autosomal dominant 325
ELNDefinitiveAutosomal dominantcutis laxa, autosomal dominant 111
FBLN5DefinitiveAutosomal recessivecutis laxa, autosomal recessive, type 1A14

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
ELNOrphanet:3193Supravalvular aortic stenosis
ELNOrphanet:90348Autosomal dominant cutis laxa
ELNOrphanet:904Williams syndrome
ELNOrphanet:91387Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection
FBLN5Orphanet:280598Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy with hyperelastic skin
FBLN5Orphanet:90348Autosomal dominant cutis laxa
FBLN5Orphanet:90349Autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 1
ALDH18A1Orphanet:35664ALDH18A1-related De Barsy syndrome
ALDH18A1Orphanet:447753Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 9A
ALDH18A1Orphanet:447757Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 9B
ALDH18A1Orphanet:447760Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 9B
ALDH18A1Orphanet:90348Autosomal dominant cutis laxa

Cohort genes → proteins

3 cohort genes, 3 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence3

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
ELNHGNC:3327ENSG00000049540P15502Elastingencc,clinvar
FBLN5HGNC:3602ENSG00000140092Q9UBX5Fibulin-5gencc,clinvar
ALDH18A1HGNC:9722ENSG00000059573P54886Delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthasegencc

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
ELNElastinMajor structural protein of tissues such as aorta and nuchal ligament, which must expand rapidly and recover completely.
FBLN5Fibulin-5Essential for elastic fiber formation, is involved in the assembly of continuous elastin (ELN) polymer and promotes the interaction of microfibrils and ELN.
ALDH18A1Delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthaseBifunctional enzyme that converts glutamate to glutamate 5-semialdehyde, an intermediate in the biosynthesis of proline, ornithine and arginine.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.33

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Kinase19.2×0.209
Other/Unknown21.2×0.587

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
ELNOther/UnknownnoTropoelastin
FBLN5Other/UnknownnoEGF-type_Asp/Asn_hydroxyl_site, EGF, EGF-like_Ca-bd_dom
ALDH18A1KinaseyesGPR_dom, Asp/Glu/Uridylate_kinase, Glu/AcGlu_kinase

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

3 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)3
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
ascending aorta2
descending thoracic aorta2
thoracic aorta2
ileal mucosa1
jejunal mucosa1
parotid gland1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
ELN227broadmarkerdescending thoracic aorta, ascending aorta, thoracic aorta
FBLN5261ubiquitousmarkerthoracic aorta, ascending aorta, descending thoracic aorta
ALDH18A1263ubiquitousmarkerparotid gland, jejunal mucosa, ileal mucosa

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 1.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
ALDH18A17,351
ELN2,692
FBLN52,301

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
ELNFBLN5intact, string_interaction

Structural data

PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 2 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
ALDH18A1P548861

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
FBLN5Q9UBX583.69
ELNP1550236.20

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 5. Enrichment computed across 3 evidence-associated genes (3 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 3 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Elastic fibre formation2223.9×8e-05ELN, FBLN5
Molecules associated with elastic fibres2205.8×8e-05ELN, FBLN5
Glutamate and glutamine metabolism1271.9×0.006ALDH18A1
Degradation of the extracellular matrix139.2×0.026ELN
Mitochondrial protein degradation138.1×0.026ALDH18A1

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 3 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
L-ornithine biosynthetic process15617.3×0.002ALDH18A1
intramembranous bone growth15617.3×0.002FBLN5
L-citrulline biosynthetic process11404.3×0.005ALDH18A1
L-proline biosynthetic process1936.2×0.005ALDH18A1
regulation of removal of superoxide radicals1936.2×0.005FBLN5
secretion1702.2×0.006FBLN5
response to temperature stimulus1510.7×0.006ALDH18A1
elastic fiber assembly1510.7×0.006FBLN5
regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation1432.1×0.006ELN
positive regulation of osteoblast proliferation1401.2×0.006FBLN5
glutamate metabolic process1374.5×0.006ALDH18A1
extracellular matrix assembly1312.1×0.007ELN
stress fiber assembly1255.3×0.008ELN
respiratory gaseous exchange by respiratory system1208.1×0.009ELN
regulation of actin filament polymerization1193.7×0.009ELN
blood circulation1170.2×0.009ELN
protein localization to cell surface1165.2×0.009FBLN5
aortic valve morphogenesis1144.0×0.010ELN
outflow tract morphogenesis1102.1×0.013ELN
skeletal muscle tissue development196.8×0.013ELN
animal organ morphogenesis163.8×0.019ELN
negative regulation of angiogenesis156.2×0.020FBLN5
cell-matrix adhesion154.5×0.020FBLN5
negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II15.9×0.167FBLN5
positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II15.0×0.188FBLN5

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 3

Druggability breadth: 2 of 3 evidence-associated genes (67%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
ELN00
FBLN500
ALDH18A100

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
ALDH18A13Binding:3

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 3; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

0 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)0
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug1ALDH18A1
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug2ELN, FBLN5

Undrugged target profiles

3 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
ELN0
FBLN50
ALDH18A13

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.