Cerebral cavernous malformation: novel mutation in a Chinese family and evidence for heterogeneity.

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Familial cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is an autosomal dominant disorder producing vascular anomalies throughout the central nervous system associated with seizures and hemorrhagic stroke. Linkage analysis has shown evidence for at least three genetic loci underlying this disorder with a founder mutation in the Mexican/Hispanic community. We report the first family of Chinese ethnic origin with CCM having...

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