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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2016· item PMID:28276217
Two newborn babies with generalized arterial calcification of infancy, two new mutations. Idiopathic generalized arterial calcification of infancy-1 (GACI-1) is a rare and potentially lethal disease characterized by diffuse calcification of large and medium-sized arteries such as aorta, renal, pulmonary, cerebral and mesenteric arteries. Here we report two new mutations in two newborn babies with GACI-1 treated with bisphosphonates, and their progress in the first year of life.