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Clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and genetic study of 5 Italian families with cerebral cavernous malformation.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jun 2007
Battistini Stefania, Rocchi Raffaele, Cerase Alfonso, Citterio Alberto, Tassi Laura, Lando Giuliana, Patrosso Maria Cristina, Galli Rosita, Brunori Paola, Sgrò Domenica L, Pitillo Giovanni, Lo Russo Giorgio, Marocchi Alessandro, Penco Silvana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are congenital vascular anomalies of the central nervous system that can result in seizures, hemorrhage, recurrent headaches, and focal neurologic deficits. These CCMs can occur as sporadic or autosomal dominant conditions, although with incomplete penetrance and variable clinical expression. Three CCM loci have been identified, on chromosomes 7q21-22 (CCM1;...
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