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Reduced endothelial secretion and plasma levels of transforming growth factor-beta1 in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 1.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Oct 2005
Letarte Michelle, McDonald Merry-Lynn, Li Chenggang, Kathirkamathamby Kirishanthy, Vera Sonia, Pece-Barbara Nadia, Kumar Shant
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OBJECTIVE: To determine if patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) show alterations in transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and its pathways. METHODS: Blood samples were obtained from HHT patients and controls, while endothelial cells were derived from umbilical veins of newborns (HUVEC) from HHT families. TGF-beta1 in plasma, or secreted by HUVEC, and plasma endoglin levels were measured by...
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