Article
Lessons from CADASIL.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Nov 2002
Ruchoux Marie-Magdeleine, Brulin Peggy, Brillault Julien, Dehouck Marie-Pierre, Cecchelli Romeo, Bataillard Marc
Abstract excerpt
Vascular dementia (VaD) includes several different vascular mechanisms and changes in the brain. Among VaD, CADASIL is an inherited angiopathy caused by mutations in the Notch3 gene. The pathological hallmark of CADASIL is a granular osmiophilic material deposit (GOM) that is not only found in the brain, but also in the peripheral vascular tree. Consequently, a window into the brain was opened from a strictly...
Topics
- Dementia, Multi-Infarct
- Humans
- Microcirculation
- Mutation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- Receptor, Notch3
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Receptors, Notch
- Skin
