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Generalized arterial calcification

MedGen UID:
870812
Concept ID:
C4025269
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Generalised arterial calcification
 
HPO: HP:0004940

Definition

Calcification, that is, pathological deposition of calcium salts, affecting arteries distributed throughout the body. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGeneralized arterial calcification

Conditions with this feature

Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 1
MedGen UID:
1631685
Concept ID:
C4551985
Disease or Syndrome
Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is characterized by infantile onset of widespread arterial calcification and/or narrowing of large and medium-sized vessels resulting in cardiovascular findings (which can include heart failure, respiratory distress, edema, cyanosis, hypertension, and/or cardiomegaly). Additional findings can include typical skin and retinal manifestations of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), periarticular calcifications, development of rickets after infancy, cervical spine fusion, and hearing loss. While mortality in infancy is high, survival into the third and fourth decades has occurred.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pu L, Dai X, Liu H, Li L, Zhao F, Chen J
Prenat Diagn 2022 Nov;42(12):1538-1544. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1002/pd.6245. PMID: 36184779
Boyce AM, Gafni RI, Ferreira CR
Curr Osteoporos Rep 2020 Jun;18(3):232-241. doi: 10.1007/s11914-020-00577-4. PMID: 32172442Free PMC Article
Nitschke Y, Rutsch F
Curr Osteoporos Rep 2017 Aug;15(4):255-270. doi: 10.1007/s11914-017-0370-3. PMID: 28585220

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pu L, Dai X, Liu H, Li L, Zhao F, Chen J
Prenat Diagn 2022 Nov;42(12):1538-1544. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1002/pd.6245. PMID: 36184779
Ramirez-Suarez KI, Cohen SA, Barrera CA, Levine MA, Goldberg DJ, Otero HJ
Pediatr Radiol 2022 Nov;52(12):2329-2341. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05364-0. PMID: 35438330Free PMC Article
Ferreira CR, Kintzinger K, Hackbarth ME, Botschen U, Nitschke Y, Mughal MZ, Baujat G, Schnabel D, Yuen E, Gahl WA, Gafni RI, Liu Q, Huertas P, Khursigara G, Rutsch F
J Bone Miner Res 2021 Nov;36(11):2193-2202. Epub 2021 Aug 16 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4418. PMID: 34355424Free PMC Article
Boyce AM, Gafni RI, Ferreira CR
Curr Osteoporos Rep 2020 Jun;18(3):232-241. doi: 10.1007/s11914-020-00577-4. PMID: 32172442Free PMC Article
Nitschke Y, Rutsch F
Curr Osteoporos Rep 2017 Aug;15(4):255-270. doi: 10.1007/s11914-017-0370-3. PMID: 28585220

Diagnosis

Pu L, Dai X, Liu H, Li L, Zhao F, Chen J
Prenat Diagn 2022 Nov;42(12):1538-1544. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1002/pd.6245. PMID: 36184779
Theng EH, Brewer CC, Oheim R, Zalewski CK, King KA, Delsmann MM, Rolvien T, Gafni RI, Braddock DT, Jeffrey Kim H, Ferreira CR
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022 Jul 19;17(1):273. doi: 10.1186/s13023-022-02410-w. PMID: 35854274Free PMC Article
Ramirez-Suarez KI, Cohen SA, Barrera CA, Levine MA, Goldberg DJ, Otero HJ
Pediatr Radiol 2022 Nov;52(12):2329-2341. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05364-0. PMID: 35438330Free PMC Article
Kozák E, Fülöp K, Tőkési N, Rao N, Li Q, Terry SF, Uitto J, Zhang X, Becker C, Váradi A, Pomozi V
Exp Dermatol 2022 Apr;31(4):548-555. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/exd.14498. PMID: 34758173Free PMC Article
Ferreira CR, Kintzinger K, Hackbarth ME, Botschen U, Nitschke Y, Mughal MZ, Baujat G, Schnabel D, Yuen E, Gahl WA, Gafni RI, Liu Q, Huertas P, Khursigara G, Rutsch F
J Bone Miner Res 2021 Nov;36(11):2193-2202. Epub 2021 Aug 16 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4418. PMID: 34355424Free PMC Article

Therapy

Ramirez-Suarez KI, Cohen SA, Barrera CA, Levine MA, Goldberg DJ, Otero HJ
Pediatr Radiol 2022 Nov;52(12):2329-2341. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05364-0. PMID: 35438330Free PMC Article
Kozák E, Fülöp K, Tőkési N, Rao N, Li Q, Terry SF, Uitto J, Zhang X, Becker C, Váradi A, Pomozi V
Exp Dermatol 2022 Apr;31(4):548-555. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/exd.14498. PMID: 34758173Free PMC Article
Verschuere S, Van Gils M, Nollet L, Vanakker OM
FEBS Lett 2020 Dec;594(23):4109-4133. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.13981. PMID: 33131056
Boyce AM, Gafni RI, Ferreira CR
Curr Osteoporos Rep 2020 Jun;18(3):232-241. doi: 10.1007/s11914-020-00577-4. PMID: 32172442Free PMC Article
Akhtar Ali S, Ng C, Votava-Smith JK, Randolph LM, Pitukcheewanont P
Osteoporos Int 2018 Nov;29(11):2575-2579. Epub 2018 Sep 11 doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4639-x. PMID: 30206659

Prognosis

Ferreira CR, Kintzinger K, Hackbarth ME, Botschen U, Nitschke Y, Mughal MZ, Baujat G, Schnabel D, Yuen E, Gahl WA, Gafni RI, Liu Q, Huertas P, Khursigara G, Rutsch F
J Bone Miner Res 2021 Nov;36(11):2193-2202. Epub 2021 Aug 16 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4418. PMID: 34355424Free PMC Article
Ferreira CR, Hackbarth ME, Ziegler SG, Pan KS, Roberts MS, Rosing DR, Whelpley MS, Bryant JC, Macnamara EF, Wang S, Müller K, Hartley IR, Chew EY, Corden TE, Jacobsen CM, Holm IA, Rutsch F, Dikoglu E, Chen MY, Mughal MZ, Levine MA, Gafni RI, Gahl WA
Genet Med 2021 Feb;23(2):396-407. Epub 2020 Oct 2 doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-00983-0. PMID: 33005041Free PMC Article
Federici D, Torii S, Ciuffreda M, Galletti L, Lorini L, Bonanomi E, Gianatti A, Iascone M, Park J, Guo L, Romero ME, Kolodgie FD, Guagliumi G, Virmani R
Cardiovasc Pathol 2018 Sep-Oct;36:15-19. Epub 2018 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2018.05.001. PMID: 30005391
Brunod I, Tosello B, Hassid S, Gire C, Thomachot L, Panuel M
BMC Pediatr 2018 Jul 5;18(1):217. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1198-4. PMID: 29976176Free PMC Article
Ferreira CR, Ziegler SG, Gupta A, Groden C, Hsu KS, Gahl WA
Am J Med Genet A 2016 May;170A(5):1308-11. Epub 2016 Feb 9 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37574. PMID: 26857895Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Cheng Z, O'Brien K, Howe J, Sullivan C, Schrier D, Lynch A, Jungles S, Sabbagh Y, Thompson D
J Bone Miner Res 2021 Aug;36(8):1594-1604. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4315. PMID: 33900645
Ferreira CR, Hackbarth ME, Ziegler SG, Pan KS, Roberts MS, Rosing DR, Whelpley MS, Bryant JC, Macnamara EF, Wang S, Müller K, Hartley IR, Chew EY, Corden TE, Jacobsen CM, Holm IA, Rutsch F, Dikoglu E, Chen MY, Mughal MZ, Levine MA, Gafni RI, Gahl WA
Genet Med 2021 Feb;23(2):396-407. Epub 2020 Oct 2 doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-00983-0. PMID: 33005041Free PMC Article
Chavez MB, Kramer K, Chu EY, Thumbigere-Math V, Foster BL
J Struct Biol 2020 Oct 1;212(1):107597. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107597. PMID: 32758526Free PMC Article
Li Q, van de Wetering K, Uitto J
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Nitschke Y, Baujat G, Botschen U, Wittkampf T, du Moulin M, Stella J, Le Merrer M, Guest G, Lambot K, Tazarourte-Pinturier MF, Chassaing N, Roche O, Feenstra I, Loechner K, Deshpande C, Garber SJ, Chikarmane R, Steinmann B, Shahinyan T, Martorell L, Davies J, Smith WE, Kahler SG, McCulloch M, Wraige E, Loidi L, Höhne W, Martin L, Hadj-Rabia S, Terkeltaub R, Rutsch F
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