Medical

EFEMP2

A gene on chromosome 11q13.1 that encodes an extracellular matrix protein with multiple epidermal growth factor (EGF) domains, which is required for elastic fibre formation and connective tissue development.

Molecular pathology
EFEMP2 mutations cause a form of autosomal recessive cutis laxa syndrome.

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