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SPP1 Promoter Polymorphisms: Identification of the First Modifier Gene for Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
24 Mar 2007
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BACKGROUND: Progressive calcification and fragmentation of elastic fibers are characteristic hallmarks of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), which is caused by mutations in ABCC6 encoding multidrug resistance-associated protein 6 (MRP6). Because of the great clinical variability of PXE, secondary genetic risk factors are suspected to exist. We investigated whether SPP1 (secreted phosphoprotein 1; previously OPN,...
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