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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and juvenile polyposis: an overlap of syndromes.
Pediatric radiology - 1 Jul 2010
Poletto Erica D, Trinh Angela M, Levin Terry L, Tsirilakis Kalliope, Loizides Anthony M
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) (Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome) is a syndrome characterized by multiorgan telangiectases and arteriovenous malformations. A subset of patients with a mutation in the MADH4 gene on chromosome 18 exhibits an overlapping syndrome of HHT and juvenile polyposis (JPS). We present one such family. Genetic testing is warranted when either HHT or JPS is diagnosed, as early...
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