Rare Co-occurrence of Beta-Thalassemia and Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: Novel Biomolecular Findings

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A number of beta-thalassemia patients, independently from the type of beta-thalassemia (β0 or β+) and blood transfusion requirements, may develop, after puberty, dermal, cardiovascular and ocular complications associated with an ectopic mineralization phenotype similar to that observed in another rare genetic disorder, namely Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). To data, the causes of these alterations in...

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