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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

The Role of Vitamin K and Its Related Compounds in Mendelian and Acquired Ectopic Mineralization Disorders.

Lukas Nollet, Matthias Van Gils, Shana Verschuere, Olivier Vanakker

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nucleic Acids as Emerging Regulators of Calcium Phosphate Biomineralization.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  10. ABCC6, Pyrophosphate and Ectopic Calcification: Therapeutic Solutions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lukas NolletCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. lukas.nollet@ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0002-0464-0190
Matthias Van GilsCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. matthias.vangils@ugent.be.
Shana VerschuereCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. slversch.verschuere@ugent.be.
Olivier VanakkerCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. olivier.vanakker@ugent.be.
Ghent University Hospital · BE

Funding

Universiteit Gent BOF08/01M01108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ectopic mineralization disorders comprise a broad spectrum of inherited or acquired diseases characterized by aberrant deposition of calcium crystals in multiple organs, such as the skin, eyes, kidneys, and blood vessels. Although the precise mechanisms leading to ectopic calcification are still incompletely known to date, various molecular targets leading to a disturbed balance between pro- and anti-mineralizing pathways have been identified in recent years. Vitamin K and its related compounds, mainly those post-translationally activated by vitamin K-dependent carboxylation, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ectopic mineralization as has been demonstrated in studies on rare Mendelian diseases, but also on highly prevalent disorders, like vascular calcification. This narrative review compiles and summarizes the current knowledge regarding the role of vitamin K, its metabolism, and associated compounds in the pathophysiology of both monogenic ectopic mineralization disorders, like pseudoxanthoma elasticum or Keutel syndrome, as well as acquired multifactorial diseases, like chronic kidney disease. Clinical and molecular aspects of the various disorders are discussed according to the state-of-the-art, followed by a comprehensive literature review regarding the role of vitamin K in molecular pathophysiology and as a therapeutic target in both human and animal models of ectopic mineralization disorders.

Indexed as

Abnormalities, MultipleAnimalsCalcinosisCartilage DiseasesGenetic Diseases, InbornHand Deformities, CongenitalHumansPulmonary Valve StenosisVitamin KVitamin Kchronic kidney diseaseEctopic mineralizationKeutel syndromematrix gla proteinpseudoxanthoma elasticumPXE-like syndromevascular calcificationvitamin K

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PMID31052252
PMCPMC6540172
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