ABCC6

October 11, 2008
5th Annual North American ABC Meeting
A key session at the ABC meeting, titled "Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, ABCC6, and Vitamin K?", generated vigorous discussion, and PXE International is pursuing new leads. 

November 3, 2009
Do Other Genes Influence the Severity of PXE?

October 7, 2010
The ABCC6 (MRP6) Gene and Gene Patenting
PXE International, a non-profit research foundation, is the owner of the intellectual property rights in the form of multiple worldwide patents issued for the diagnostic and therapeutic use of the gene associated with PXE, ABCC6. What does being the patent holder mean?

October 28, 2011
Rescue of ABCC6 Disease-Causing Mutations in Mouse Liver
In a very complex experiment, a team of PXE researchers led by Dr. Váradi and Dr. Le Saux were able to rescue some function in an ABCC6 gene with disease-causing mutations in a live mouse liver. This news is very exciting and may have some application to a future therapy for pseudoxanthoma elasticum in humans.