Researching recent literature on pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)
Sharika Akhter, Thomas Georgas, Georgios Giannoukos
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE) is a rare genetic disorder, typically inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It is also classed as a multisystem disorder as the disease involves the impairment of a number of organs and tissues. Literature is very limited in regards to the specific pathologically related histological/anatomical descriptions of certain affected tissues, especially cardiac tissues as well as the prevalence record of cardiovascular abnormalities in PXE patients. What this article aims to accomplish is to provide a detailed picture of the existing relevant literature on the field and discuss the prospects of discovering more about PXE. The article finishes with discussing how the human genome project is a perfect prospect to discovering more about PXE.
Sharika Akhter, Thomas Georgas, Georgios Giannoukos. Researching recent literature on pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). International Journal of Biology Research, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 33-39