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Quantification of the calcification phenotype of Abcc6-deficient mice with microcomputed tomography.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2012
Le Corre Yannick, Le Saux Olivier, Froeliger Florence, Libouban Hélène, Kauffenstein Gilles, Willoteaux Serge, Leftheriotis Georges, Martin Ludovic
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum in humans and dystrophic cardiac calcification in mice are heritable disorders characterized by dystrophic calcification of soft connective tissues related to the defective function of the ABCC6 (human)/Abcc6 (mouse) transporter. Of particular interest is the finding of calcified vibrissae in Abcc6(-/-) mice, which facilitates the study of dystrophic calcification by histological...
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