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Parameters of oxidative stress are present in the circulation of PXE patients.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jan 2000
Garcia-Fernandez Maria Inmaculada, Gheduzzi Dealba, Boraldi Federica, Paolinelli Chiara Devincenzi, Sanchez Purification, Valdivielso Pedro, Morilla Maria Josè, Quaglino Daniela, Guerra Deanna, Casolari Sara, Bercovitch Lionel, Pasquali-Ronchetti Ivonne
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an inherited disorder characterized by calcification of elastic fibres leading to dermatological and vascular alterations associated to premature aged features and to life threatening clinical manifestations. The severity of the disease is independent from the type of mutation in the ABCC6 gene, and it has been suggested that local and/or systemic factors may contribute to the...
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