Idiopathic calcium oxalate (CaOx) stones often develop attached to Randall's plaque
present on kidney papillary surfaces. Similar to the plaques formed during vascular …

Pathological (ectopic) mineralization of soft tissues occurs during aging, in several common
conditions such as diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and renal failure and in certain genetic …

Abstract Background Copy-number variations (CNVs) have been associated with rare and
debilitating genomic disorders (GDs) but their impact on health later in life in the general …

Idiopathic kidney stones originate mainly from calcium phosphate deposits at the tip of renal
papillae, known as Randall's plaques (RPs), also detected in most human kidneys without …

In this contribution dedicated to kidney stones containing Whitlockite (Wk), we addressed
three questions, namely, the presence of iron in Wk, the relationship between bacterial …

Résumé Since its first use several decades ago, scanning electron microscopy has been
used in numerous investigations dedicated to biological systems. This contribution focuses …

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), the prototype of heritable ectopic mineralization
disorders, manifests with deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals in the skin, eyes and …

Rhabdomyolysis is a risk factor for acute kidney injury, transition towards chronic kidney
disease, and death. The role of calcium phosphate deposits in the mechanisms of …

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE; OMIM 264800) is an autosomal recessive metabolic
disorder characterized by progressive calcification in the skin, the Bruch's membrane, and …

Résumé Understanding the physico-chemistry related to cristalline pathologies constitutes a
challenge in several medical specialities such as nephrology, dermatology or oncology …