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High frequency of ENG and ALK1/ACVRL1 mutations in German HHT patients.
Human mutation - 1 Jun 2005
Schulte Claudia, Geisthoff Urban, Lux Andreas, Kupka Susan, Zenner Hans-Peter, Blin Nikolaus, Pfister Markus
Abstract excerpt
Morbus Osler or HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) is a disorder of the fibrovascular tissue that is inherited in an autosomal dominant way with frequency rates between 1:2,500 and 1:40,000. The disease provokes malformations of the blood vessels sometimes resulting in life-threatening complications. Presently, two genes involved in the development of HHT have been identified: ACVRL1 and ENG. Both of...
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