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Parabiotic heterogenetic pairing of Abcc6-/-/Rag1-/- mice and their wild-type counterparts halts ectopic mineralization in a murine model of pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2010
Jiang Qiujie, Oldenburg Reid, Otsuru Satoru, Grand-Pierre Alix E, Horwitz Edwin M, Uitto Jouni
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), a pleiotropic heritable disorder, is characterized by ectopic mineralization of the connective tissues. This disease is caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene, which is expressed primarily in the baso-lateral surface of hepatocytes, and Abcc6(-/-) mice develop progr...
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