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A Drosophila model identifies a critical role for zinc in mineralization for kidney stone disease. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Ectopic calcification is a driving force for a variety of diseases, including kidney stones and atherosclerosis, but initiating factors remain largely unknown.
Thomas Chi, Man Su Kim, Sven Lang, Neelanjan Bose, Arnold Kahn, Lawrence Flechner, Sarah D Blaschko, Tiffany Zee, Gulinuer Muteliefu, Nichole Bond, Marysia Kolipinski, Sirine C Fakra, Neil Mandel, Joe Miller, Arvind Ramanathan, David W Killilea, Katja Brückner, Pankaj Kapahi, Marshall L Stoller   +18 more
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Video1_P2X7 Purinoceptor Affects Ectopic Calcification of Dystrophic Muscles.AVI

, 2022
Ectopic calcification (EC) of myofibers is a pathological feature of muscle damage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Mineralisation of muscle tissue occurs concomitantly with macrophage infiltration, suggesting a link between ectopic mineral ...
Robin M. H. Rumney (4672501), Rasha Al-Khalidi (812573), Natalia Chira (5090891), Dariusz C. Górecki (635319), Justyna Róg (5090909), Alexander P. Kao (5794904)   +5 more
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Matrix Metalloproteinases Contribute to the Calcification Phenotype in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Biomolecules, 2023
Ectopic calcification and dysregulated extracellular matrix remodeling are prominent hallmarks of the complex heterogenous pathobiochemistry of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE).
Ricarda Plümers, Christopher Lindenkamp, Michel Robin Osterhage, Cornelius Knabbe, Doris Hendig   +4 more
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Video2_P2X7 Purinoceptor Affects Ectopic Calcification of Dystrophic Muscles.AVI

, 2022
Ectopic calcification (EC) of myofibers is a pathological feature of muscle damage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Mineralisation of muscle tissue occurs concomitantly with macrophage infiltration, suggesting a link between ectopic mineral ...
Robin M. H. Rumney (4672501), Rasha Al-Khalidi (812573), Natalia Chira (5090891), Dariusz C. Górecki (635319), Justyna Róg (5090909), Alexander P. Kao (5794904)   +5 more
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Runx2 haploinsufficiency ameliorates the development of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) is a disease that is characterized by the ectopic calcification of the ligament; however, the pathogenesis of OPLL remains to be investigated.
Makiko Iwasaki, Jinying Piao, Ayako Kimura, Shingo Sato, Hiroyuki Inose, Hiroki Ochi, Yoshinori Asou, Kenichi Shinomiya, Atsushi Okawa, Shu Takeda   +9 more
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Video3_P2X7 Purinoceptor Affects Ectopic Calcification of Dystrophic Muscles.AVI

, 2022
Ectopic calcification (EC) of myofibers is a pathological feature of muscle damage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Mineralisation of muscle tissue occurs concomitantly with macrophage infiltration, suggesting a link between ectopic mineral ...
Robin M. H. Rumney (4672501), Rasha Al-Khalidi (812573), Natalia Chira (5090891), Dariusz C. Górecki (635319), Justyna Róg (5090909), Alexander P. Kao (5794904)   +5 more
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Case report of a lithopedion of tubal location, in a young woman

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Lithopedion is a rare situation, corresponding to an ectopic pregnancy which evolves beyond the first trimester toward death and fetal calcification. This ectopic pregnancy is most often abdominal in location. Through this case report, we report the case
Coumba Gueye, MD, Ibrahima Niang, MD, Ousmane Sano, MD, Moustapha Toure, MD, Serigne Talla Faye, MD, Khaoulah Talhaoui, MD, Hamidou Deme, PhD   +6 more
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Coffee consumption and coronary calcification: The Rotterdam coronary calcification study [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND - The role of coffee in the cardiovascular system is not yet clear. We examined the relation of coffee intake with coronary calcification in a population-based cohort.
Hofman, A. (Albert), Witteman, JCM, Matthijs Oudkerk, Vliegenthart, R. (Rozemarijn), Hofman, Albert, Albert Hofman, Hofman, Bert, Oudkerk, M. (Matthijs), Geertruida J. van Woudenbergh, van Rooij, FJA; id_orcid, Geleijnse, J.M., Vliegenthart, R (Rozemarijn), Geleijnse, J.M. (Marianne), Rooij, F.J.A. (Frank) van, Vliegenthart, R., Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, Rooij, F.J.A., van, Geleijnse, Johanna M., Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), van Rooij, Frank J. A., Geleijnse, JM (Marianne), Witteman, J.C.M., Oudkerk, Matthijs; id_orcid, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Hofman, A., van Woudenbergh, Geertruida J., Woudenbergh, G.J., van, Woudenbergh, G.J. (Geertruida) van, van Woudenbergh, GJ, Oudkerk, Matthijs, Witteman, Jacqueline C. M., Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn, Oudkerk, M., Frank J.A. van Rooij, Oudkerk, M   +35 more
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Presentation1_P2X7 Purinoceptor Affects Ectopic Calcification of Dystrophic Muscles.pdf

, 2022
Ectopic calcification (EC) of myofibers is a pathological feature of muscle damage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Mineralisation of muscle tissue occurs concomitantly with macrophage infiltration, suggesting a link between ectopic mineral ...
Robin M. H. Rumney (4672501), Rasha Al-Khalidi (812573), Natalia Chira (5090891), Dariusz C. Górecki (635319), Justyna Róg (5090909), Alexander P. Kao (5794904)   +5 more
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Inorganic pyrophosphate plasma levels in patients with GGCX-associated PXE-like phenotypes

Frontiers in Genetics
IntroductionPseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an autosomal recessive ectopic calcification disorder clinically affecting the skin, eyes, and vascular system.
Qiaoli Li, Qiaoli Li, Catherine Troutman, Mary Peckiconis, Tamara Wurst, Sharon F. Terry   +5 more
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