Article
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: clinical features in ENG and ALK1 mutation carriers.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jun 2007
Sabbà C, Pasculli G, Lenato G M, Suppressa P, Lastella P, Memeo M, Dicuonzo F, Guant G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic disorder characterized by epistaxis, mucocutaneous telangiectases and visceral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), particularly in the brain (CAVMs), lungs (PAVMs), liver (HAVMs) and gastrointestinal tract (GI). The identification of a mutated ENG (HHT1) or ALK-1 (HHT2) gene now enables a genotype-phenotype correlation. OBJECTIVE: To determine...
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