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Trial reportJournal of human genetics2015

Calcification of joints and arteries: second report with novel NT5E mutations and expansion of the phenotype.

Zeng Zhang, Jin-Wei He, Wen-Zhen Fu, Chang-Qing Zhang, Zhen-Lin Zhang

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Trial report in Journal of human genetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Vascular calcification; Stony bridge between kidney and heart.Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research · 2020
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  17. CD73 (Cluster of Differentiation 73) and the Differences Between Mice and Humans.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zeng ZhangMetabolic Bone Disease and Genetic Research Unit, Department of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, PR China.
Jin-Wei HeMetabolic Bone Disease and Genetic Research Unit, Department of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, PR China.
Wen-Zhen FuMetabolic Bone Disease and Genetic Research Unit, Department of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, PR China.
Chang-Qing ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, PR China.
Zhen-Lin ZhangMetabolic Bone Disease and Genetic Research Unit, Department of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated the Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, PR China.
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calcification of joints and arteries (CALJA; MIM 211800) is an extremely rare mendelian disorder of isolated calcification that is characterized by late onset calcification of the extremity arteries and hand and foot joint capsules. Mutations of NT5E, encoding cluster of differentiation 73, have been implicated in CALJA. Here we report on a Chinese family with CALJA and novel compound heterozygous mutations (c.1360G>A (p.Gly454Arg) and c.1387C>T (p.Arg463X)) in NT5E. Our study represents the second report on patients with CALJA associated with NT5E mutations. The clinical features expand the previously reported phenotype of NT5E mutations. The propositus has calcification of the lower extremity arteries and hand and foot joint capsules similar to those previously reported patients. However, he also has calcification of the upper extremity arteries. By protein structural modeling, we found the mutation p.Gly454Arg may disrupt the folding of β-pleated sheet and destabilize the protein structure. Our findings will provide clues to the phenotype-genotype relations and may assist not only in the clinical diagnosis but also in the interpretation of genetic information used for prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling.

Indexed as

Joint DiseasesMutation, MissenseVascular Calcification5'-NucleotidaseAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansMaleProtein StabilityProtein Structure, SecondaryRadiography5'-NucleotidaseGPI-Linked ProteinsNT5E protein, human

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PMID26178434
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