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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: clinical phenotypes, molecular genetics and putative pathomechanisms.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Jan 2009
Li Qiaoli, Jiang Qiujie, Pfendner Ellen, Váradi András, Uitto Jouni
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), a prototype of heritable multisystem disorders, is characterised by pathologic mineralisation of connective tissues, with primary clinical manifestations in the skin, eyes and the cardiovascular system. The causative gene was initially identified as ABCC6 which encodes an ABC transporter protein (ABCC6) expressed primarily in the liver and the kidneys. The critical role of ABCC6 in...
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