Table 1 Characteristics of PXE patients and the control cohort

From: Assessment of a rapid-cycle PCR assay for the identification of the recurrent c.3421C>T mutation in the ABCC6 gene in pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients

Characteristics

PXE patients

Controls

 

n=64

n=910

c.3421C>T mutation

  

 Homozygous (T/T)

4 (6.3%)*

0 (0.0%)

 Heterozygous (C/T)

25 (39.0%)*

1 (0.1%)

 Wild type (C/C)

35 (54.7%)*

909 (99.9%)

Male, sex

18 (28.1%)

407 (44.7%)

Age (years)

46.1±14.3

39.7±19.3

  1. The values shown are either mean values±s.d., or total number (percentage). *P<0.01 vs control group.
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