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Mutations in ABCC6 cause pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 2000
Bergen A A, Plomp A S, Schuurman E J, Terry S, Breuning M, Dauwerse H, Swart J, Kool M, van Soest S, Baas F, ten Brink J B, de Jong P T
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a heritable disorder of the connective tissue. PXE patients frequently experience visual field loss and skin lesions, and occasionally cardiovascular complications. Histopathological findings reveal calcification of the elastic fibres and abnormalities of the col...
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