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High recurrence of the R1006C NOTCH3 mutation in central Italian patients with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL).
Neuroscience letters - 22 Sept 2009
Cappelli Alessia, Ragno Michele, Cacchiò Gabriella, Scarcella Maria, Staffolani Paolo, Pianese Luigi
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a heritable small-vessel disease caused by mutations in NOTCH3 gene and clinically characterized by recurrent ischemic strokes, migraine with aura, psychiatric symptoms, cognitive decline and dementia. Direct sequencing of NOTCH3 gene in 90 Italian patients of sixty-three unrelated families identified four...
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