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Role of serum fetuin-A, a major inhibitor of systemic calcification, in pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2006
Hendig Doris, Schulz Veronika, Arndt Marius, Szliska Christiane, Kleesiek Knut, Götting Christian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary disorder of the connective tissue affecting the skin, retina, and cardiovascular system and characterized by progressive calcification of abnormal and fragmented elastic fibers in the extracellular matrix. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of fetuin-A, a major systemic inhibitor of calcification, with PXE. METHODS: Fetuin-A...
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