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Evaluation of previously nonscreened hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients shows frequent liver involvement and early cardiac consequences.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2008
Gincul Rodica, Lesca Gaetan, Gelas-Dore Bénédicte, Rollin Nathalie, Barthelet Martine, Dupuis-Girod Sophie, Pilleul Franck, Giraud Sophie, Plauchu Henri, Saurin Jean-Christophe
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UNLABELLED: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic disease characterized by cutaneous, mucosal, and sometimes visceral arteriovenous malformations. Severe hepatic manifestations have been characterized in a subgroup of patients, but few data are available in previously nonscreened patients. We prospectively evaluated liver involvement and its cardiac consequences in such patients. Between 2000...
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