Mutations in ENPP1 are associated with 'idiopathic' infantile arterial calcification.
Nat Genet
; 34(4): 379-81, 2003 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-12881724
ABSTRACT
Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification (IIAC; OMIM 208000) is characterized by calcification of the internal elastic lamina of muscular arteries and stenosis due to myointimal proliferation. We analyzed affected individuals from 11 unrelated kindreds and found that IIAC was associated with mutations that inactivated ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (ENPP1). This cell surface enzyme generates inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)), a solute that regulates cell differentiation and serves as an essential physiologic inhibitor of calcification.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arterias
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Pirofosfatasas
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Calcinosis
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Hidrolasas Diéster Fosfóricas
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Mutación
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article