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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, Kidney Stones and Pyrophosphate: From a Rare Disease to Urolithiasis and Vascular Calcifications.
International journal of molecular sciences - 17 Dec 2019
Letavernier Emmanuel, Bouderlique Elise, Zaworski Jeremy, Martin Ludovic, Daudon Michel
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare disease mainly due to ABCC6 gene mutations and characterized by ectopic biomineralization and fragmentation of elastic fibers resulting in skin, cardiovascular and retinal calcifications. It has been recently described that pyrophosphate (a calcification inhibitor) deficiency could be the main cause of ectopic calcifications in this disease and in other genetic disorders...
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