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Heart transplant and 2-year follow up in a child with generalized arterial calcification of infancy.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 2014
Giovannoni Isabella, Callea Francesco, Travaglini Lorena, Amodeo Antonio, Cogo Paola, Secinaro Aurelio, Bizzarri Carla, Cutrera Renato, El Hachem May, Francalanci Paola
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI, OMIM 208000) and pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE, OMIM 264800) are rare autosomal-recessive disorders which represent the opposite ends of the same spectrum of pathologies characterized by progressive ectopic calcification and degeneration of elastic fibers at skin, eyes, and cardiovascular level. Patients with GACI suffer from hypertension, severe...
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