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Genetics in arterial calcification: lessons learned from rare diseases.
Trends in cardiovascular medicine - 1 Aug 2012
Nitschke Yvonne, Rutsch Frank
Abstract excerpt
Arterial calcification significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality. Insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms contributing to arterial calcification has come from genetic studies on four rare monogenic disorders. The disease-causing molecular defects in generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI), pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), calcification of joints and arteries (CALJA), and familial...
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