March 18, 2011
New genetic vascular calcification disease may have some similarity to pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)
NIH has identified a new rare disease that causes arterial calcification, called ACDC. According to a paper published in February 2011, the arterial mineralization caused by ACDC may be similar to pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
February 17, 2011
Ethnicity-based Mutation Detection Strategy
This study attempts to correlate recurring mutations with ethnic origin.
February 9, 2011
Power to the People: Participant Ownership of Clinical Trial Data
The time is ripe for individuals to become active participants in clinical trials, to create a movement to build the commons with such data, and to actively share them.
February 1, 2011
Genetic Alliance Registry and BioBank: a novel disease advocacy-driven research solution
Based on the PXE International Registry and BioBank model, six disease advocacy organizations established in 2003 the Genetic Alliance Registry and BioBanks (GARB), a cross-disease, infinitely expandable registry and biorepository.
January 13, 2011
Interesting Gains in Treatment for Macular Degeneration
Three very interesting steps forward have presented themselves recently in the treatment of macular degeneration.
December 19, 2010
Parabiotic Mouse Pairing Experiments: More Evidence that PXE is a Metabolic Disease
What is the metabolic hypothesis? How does parabiotic mouse pairing provide evidence that pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a metabolic disease?
