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DHPLC-based mutation analysis of ENG and ALK-1 genes in HHT Italian population.
Human mutation - 1 Feb 2006
Lenato Gennaro M, Lastella Patrizia, Di Giacomo Marilena C, Resta Nicoletta, Suppressa Patrizia, Pasculli Giovanna, Sabbà Carlo, Guanti Ginevra
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT or Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by localized angiodysplasia due to mutations in endoglin, ALK-1 gene, and a still unidentified locus. The lack of highly recurrent mutations, locus heterogeneity, and the presence of mutations in almost all coding exons of the two genes makes the screening for mutations time-consuming and...
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