Article
NT5E mutations and arterial calcifications.
The New England journal of medicine - 3 Feb 2011
St Hilaire Cynthia, Ziegler Shira G, Markello Thomas C, Brusco Alfredo, Groden Catherine, Gill Fred, Carlson-Donohoe Hannah, Lederman Robert J, Chen Marcus Y, Yang Dan, Siegenthaler Michael P, Arduino Carlo, Mancini Cecilia, Freudenthal Bernard, Stanescu Horia C, Zdebik Anselm A, Chaganti R Krishna, Nussbaum Robert L, Kleta Robert, Gahl William A, Boehm Manfred
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Arterial calcifications are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but the genetic basis of this association is unclear. METHODS: We performed clinical, radiographic, and genetic studies in three families with symptomatic arterial calcifications. Single-nucleotide-polymorphism...
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