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Update on molecular diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Human genetics - 1 Jul 2010
Richards-Yutz Jennifer, Grant Kathleen, Chao Elizabeth C, Walther Susan E, Ganguly Arupa
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant, vascular disease hallmarked by the development of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Germline mutations in two genes, endoglin (ENG) and activin receptor like kinase 1 (ACVRL1), have been implicated in this disease. This report describes molecular diagnosis in a consecutive series of 600 individuals with clinical features of HHT disease. Each...
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