Article
Type III collagen mutations cause fragile cerebral arteries.
British journal of neurosurgery - 1 Jan 1991
Pope F M, Kendall B E, Slapak G I, Kapoor R, McDonald W I, Compston D A, Mitchell R, Hope D T, Millar-Craig M W, Dean J C
Abstract excerpt
Premature vascular aneurysms and fragility of cerebral arteries are commonly associated with type III collagen mutations and physical signs suggesting a generalized abnormality of connective tissue. Sometimes these traits are clearly genetically transmitted. Here we present seven examples of earl...
Topics
- Adult
- Cerebral Angiography
- Cerebral Arteries
- Collagen
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Female
- Humans
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation