Molecular genetics of familial cerebral cavernous malformations.

doi:10.3171/foc.2006.21.1.3

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Molecular genetics of familial cerebral cavernous malformations.

Neurosurgical focus - 15 Jul 2006

Dashti Shervin R, Hoffer Alan, Hu Yin C, Selman Warren R

Abstract excerpt

Cerebral cavernous malformations (CMs) are angiographically occult neurovascular lesions that consist of enlarged vascular channels without intervening normal parenchyma. Cavernous malformations can occur as sporadic or autosomal- dominant inherited conditions. Approximately 50% of Hispanic patie...

Topics

Animals
Brain Neoplasms
Cerebral Veins
Disease Models, Animal
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
KRIT1 Protein
Mice
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
Neovascularization, Pathologic
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Signal Transduction

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PMID: 16859255
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2006.21.1.3

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CCM2

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PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 30 Aug 2026. Prepared record publication-16859255-2026-08-30.1. Manifest publication-graph-cohort-2026-08-30.1.

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