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Mutation study of Spanish patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
BMC medical genetics - 1 Aug 2008
Fontalba Ana, Fernandez-L Africa, García-Alegria Eva, Albiñana Virginia, Garrido-Martin Eva M, Blanco Francisco J, Zarrabeitia Roberto, Perez-Molino Alfonso, Bernabeu-Herrero Maria E, Ojeda Maria-Luisa, Fernandez-Luna Jose L, Bernabeu Carmelo, Botella Luisa M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant and age-dependent vascular disorder characterised mainly by mutations in the Endoglin (ENG) or activin receptor-like kinase-1 (ALK1, ACVRL1) genes. METHODS: Here, we have identified 22 ALK1 mutations and 15 ENG mutations, many of which had not previously been reported, in independent Spanish families afflicted with HHT. RESULTS: We...
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