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familial tumoral calcinosis
Pathology:
- massive Ca+2 deposits in the skin & subcutaneous tissues
Genetics:
1) autosomal recessive
2) associated with defects in GALNT3 gene
3) associated with defects in FGF23
4) associate with defects in the klotho precursor (KL)
Clinical manifestations:
- some patients manifest recurrent, transient, painful swelling of the long bones & absence of skin involvement
Laboratory:
- serum phosphate: hyperphosphatemia Radiography:
- long bones: periosteal reaction & cortical hyperostosis in some patients
General
enzyme deficiency
Database Correlations
OMIM 211900
References
- UniProt :accession Q14435
- OMIM :accession 211900