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Genetic analysis of familial connective tissue alterations associated with cervical artery dissections suggests locus heterogeneity.
Stroke - 1 Jul 2006
Wiest Tina, Hyrenbach Sonja, Bambul Pinar, Erker Birgit, Pezzini Alessandro, Hausser Ingrid, Arnold Marie-Luise, Martin Juan José, Engelter Stefan, Lyrer Philippe, Busse Otto, Brandt Tobias, Grond-Ginsbach Caspar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cervical artery dissections (CAD) can be associated with connective tissue aberrations in skin biopsies. The analysis of healthy relatives of patients suggested that the connective tissue phenotype is familial with an autosomal dominant inheritance. METHODS: We performed g...
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