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Mutations within the MGC4607 gene cause cerebral cavernous malformations.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2004
Denier C, Goutagny S, Labauge P, Krivosic V, Arnoult M, Cousin A, Benabid A L, Comoy J, Frerebeau P, Gilbert B, Houtteville J P, Jan M, Lapierre F, Loiseau H, Menei P, Mercier P, Moreau J J, Nivelon-Chevallier A, Parker F, Redondo A M, Scarabin J M, Tremoulet M, Zerah M, Maciazek J, Tournier-Lasserve E
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) are hamartomatous vascular malformations characterized by abnormally enlarged capillary cavities without intervening brain parenchyma. They cause seizures and focal neurological deficits due to cerebral hemorrhages. CCM loci have already been assigned to chr...
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