[Pseudodominant inheritance of pseudoxanthoma elasticum]

Ophthalmologe. 2015 Aug;112(8):686-90. doi: 10.1007/s00347-014-3231-9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a system disease due to mutations in the ABCC6 gene with characteristic alterations in the eyes, the skin and the cardiovascular system. Herein, we report on two families with PXE in two subsequent generations due to genetically confirmed pseudodominance. A literature review revealed that PXE due to mutations in ABCC6 follows an autosomal recessive inheritance and that disease manifestation in two subsequent generations is due to pseudodominance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Genes, Dominant
  • Genetic Markers / genetics
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • Genetic Testing / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / diagnosis*
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / genetics*

Substances

  • ABCC6 protein, human
  • Genetic Markers
  • Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins