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[Microvascular involvement in pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Capillaroscopic findings].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 24 Apr 2004
Perdu J, Champion K, Emmerich J, Fiessinger J-N
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe, for the first time, the capillary angio-architecture during pseudoxanthoma elasticum, a rare genetic disease related to mutations in the ABCC6 gene, of which the systemic calcifying involvement is responsible notably for very severe cardiovascular complications. Method Seven patients suffering from clinically and histologically documented confirmed pseudoxanthoma...
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