ectopic calcification

ec·top·ic cal·ci·fi·ca·tion

(ek-topik kalsi-fi-kāshŭn)
Calcification that occurs at an abnormal site (e.g., pulp stones, salivary calculi).
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TNAP is the target for this drug candidate and this study in healthy volunteers will help us understand whether DS-1211 could be further studied among patients with ectopic calcification diseases, says Michael Jackson, Ph.
Japan : Sanford Burnham Prebys and Daiichi Sankyo Announce Enrollment of First Subject in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of DS-1211 in Healthy Volunteers
Osteopontin (SPP1, OPN) is a multifunctional protein involved in a number of biological processes; chemotaxis, bone remodeling, cell adhesion, inhibition of ectopic calcification, fetal growth and development, cancer metastasis and immune modulatory functions (Schack et al.
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Broadly speaking, two major pathophysiological pathways explain the origins of ectopic calcification, namely the unregulated induction of osteogenesis and second, the loss of mineralization inhibition factors.
Vascular Calcification: Current Genetics Underlying This Complex Phenomenon
It selectively binds to hydroxyapatite and directly inhibits the initiation and progression of ectopic calcification.
Laboratoris Sanifit starts first clinical trial of SNF472
Instead of many hypothesis and studies, the exact etiology of styloid process and role of ectopic calcification are unknown.
TRANSPHARYNGEAL APPROACH FOR EAGLE SYNDROME - CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
3] An alternative theory is that mechanical injury can cause the osteoblast-containing periosteum to be pushed into the muscle which results in ectopic calcification.
An atypical presentation of myositis ossificans
Ectopic calcification in diabetic vascular disease.
Radiology and Diabetes Mellitus
Klotho gene damage in experimental mice causes an ectopic calcification, pathological fractures, premature aging (Hu, Shi, Zhang et al.
Role of morphogenetic proteins--FGF-23, soluble ALFA--Klotho and glycoprotein sclerostin in vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease
The SPP2 gene codes for an extracellular matrix protein, secreted phosphoprotein-24 kDa (Spp24), which may play a role in inhibiting ectopic calcification (8), (9).
Mutation analysis of 5LC20A2 and 5PP2 as candidate genes for familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification
The serum protein alpha 2-Heremans-Schmid glycoprotein/fetuin-A is a systemically acting inhibitor of ectopic calcification.
The relationship between fetuin-a and bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporosis / Postmenapozal Osteoporozda Fetuin-A ve Kemik Mineral Yogunlugu Arasindaki Iliski
Typically, the ectopic calcification mass consists of amorphous calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite.
Erythematous plaque with yellowish papules on the shin: was the eruption on our patient's leg related to the treatment he received during his hospitalization?
Familial TumoralCalcinosis: From Characterization of a Rare Pheno-type to the Pathogenesis of Ectopic Calcification.
Calcinosis tumoral secundaria a enfermedad renal cronica

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