Article
Visceral manifestations in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia type 2.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2003
Abdalla S A, Geisthoff U W, Bonneau D, Plauchu H, McDonald J, Kennedy S, Faughnan M E, Letarte M
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic vascular disorder characterised by epistaxis, telangiectases, and visceral manifestations. The two known disease types, HHT1 and HHT2, are caused by mutations in the endoglin (ENG) and ALK-1 genes, respectively. A higher frequency of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) has been reported for HHT1 while HHT2 is thought to be associated with a lower...
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