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View Post: Optical coherence tomography findings in pseudoxanthoma elasticum
3 Nov 2009
Purpose To describe optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of ocular lesions in pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). Methods. Sixteen eyes of 8 patients with PXE and 20 eyes of 10 age-matched healthy volunteers were included in the ...
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View Blog: This commentary discusses a study on measurements of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in serum of pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients recently published in Journal of Molecular Medicine. This study can be considered the typical

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View Post: Periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum Kocaturk E ...
11 Jun 2009 by Kocaturk Emek, Kavala Mukaddes, Zindanci...  
Histological examination revealed pathological elastic fibers with a keratotic plug and perforation in the deep dermis, which was consistent with perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum. This case indicates that perforating pseudoxanthoma ...
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View Post: VEGF gene polymorphisms as prognostic markers for ocular ...
30 May 2009 by Zarbock, R., Hendig, D., Szliska, C., Kleesiek,...  
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a heritable disorder affecting the skin, eyes and cardiovascular system. It is caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene and its clinical picture is highly variable. PXE often leads to severe visual ...
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View Post: hedgehog pathway inhibitors: new approach to cancer?
16 Sep 2009 by harry mulyono  
pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like syndrome and thalassemia: an update this article describes 3 cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum, a rare inherited connective tissue disorder. dermatology online journal 2009 ...
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View Post: case report : dermatology online journal july 2009
18 Aug 2009 by clinicalpediatric  
pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like syndrome and thalassemia: an update. elena fabbri, gian luca forni, giulia guerrini, caterina borgna-pignatti. case presentations. 8. mucoceles not – oral cysticercosis and minor salivary gland ...
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View Post: Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Genetic Variations in Antioxidant Genes ...
10 Aug 2007 by Zarbock, R., Hendig, D., Szliska, C., Kleesiek,...  
Background: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by progressive calcification and fragmentation of elastic fibers in connective tissues. PXE is caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene, which encodes ...
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View Post: pseudoxanthoma elasticum
9 May 2009
pseudoxanthoma elasticum introduction background pseudoxanthoma elasticum (pxe) is an inherited systemic disease characterized by changes in the elastic tissue of the skin. pseudoxanthoma elasticum mainly affects the skin, eyes, heart, ...
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View Post: A curious case study: our patient had developed skin folds on her ...
1 Dec 2008 by Gustavo Vasquez William Keimig Guido Batillana...  
Screen first-degree family members for any cutaneous or ophthalmologic markers of pseudoxanthoma elasticum, and offer genetic counseling to family members of affected patients. Estimated prevalence ranges from 1:70000 to 1:100000 live ...
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View Post: Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum with Generalized Retinal Dysfunction, a ...
27 Aug 2007 by Audo, I., Vanakker, OM, Smith, A., Leroy,...  
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE; [MIM 264800]) is an autosomal recessive systemic disorder characterized by progressive degeneration and calcification of elastic fibers in connective tissue. The phenotype is variable, with cutaneous, ...
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