| Literature DB >> 28340679 |
Jouni Uitto1, Qiaoli Li2, Koen van de Wetering2, András Váradi3, Sharon F Terry4.
Abstract
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a prototype of heritable ectopic mineralization disorders, with phenotypic overlap with generalized arterial calcification of infancy and arterial calcification due to CD73 deficiency. Recent observations have suggested that the reduced inorganic pyrophosphate/phosphate ratio is the cause of soft connective tissue mineralization in these disorders. PXE International, a patient advocacy organization, supports research in part by sponsoring biennial research symposia on these disorders; the latest meeting was held in September 2016 at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. This report summarizes the progress in pseudoxanthoma elasticum and other ectopic mineralization disorders, as presented in the symposium, with focus on translational aspects of precision medicine toward improved diagnostics and treatment development for these currently intractable disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28340679 PMCID: PMC5831331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.12.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Invest Dermatol ISSN: 0022-202X Impact factor: 8.551