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Biallelic somatic and germ line CCM1 truncating mutations in a cerebral cavernous malformation lesion.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2005
Gault Judith, Shenkar Robert, Recksiek Peter, Awad Issam A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are focal dysmorphic blood vessel anomalies that predispose patients to hemorrhagic stroke and epilepsy. CCMs are sporadic or inherited and 3 genes (CCM1, CCM2, and CCM3) have been identified. However, the role of somatic mutation in CCM genesis has been disputed. The hypothesis that somatic mutations contribute to CCM lesion genesis is tested....
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