Preferred Name

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum [Disease/Finding]
Synonyms

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000002525

altLabel

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

cui

C0033847

MESH DEFINITION

An inherited disorder of connective tissue with extensive degeneration and calcification of ELASTIC TISSUE primarily in the skin, eye, and vasculature. At least two forms exist, autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant. This disorder is caused by mutations of one of the ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS. Patients are predisposed to MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION and GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE.

MESH DUI

D011561

MeSH name

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

MESH UI

M0017968

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000002525

NUI

N0000002525

prefLabel

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum [Disease/Finding]

SNOMED CID

252246005

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000000839

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