| Literature DB >> 12297989 |
Charlene J Williams1, Yun Zhang, Andrew Timms, Gina Bonavita, Francisco Caeiro, John Broxholme, Jonathan Cuthbertson, Yvonne Jones, Raul Marchegiani, Antonio Reginato, R Graham G Russell, B Paul Wordsworth, Andrew J Carr, Matthew A Brown.
Abstract
Familial autosomal dominant calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) chondrocalcinosis has previously been mapped to chromosome 5p15. We have identified a mutation in the ANKH gene that segregates with the disease in a family with this condition. ANKH encodes a putative transmembrane inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) transport channel. We postulate that loss of function of ANKH causes elevated extracellular PPi levels, predisposing to CPPD crystal deposition.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12297989 PMCID: PMC419998 DOI: 10.1086/343053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hum Genet ISSN: 0002-9297 Impact factor: 11.025