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Ccm1 regulates microvascular morphogenesis during angiogenesis.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2011
Liu Huiling, Rigamonti Daniele, Badr Ahmed, Zhang Jun
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are characterized by abnormally dilated intracranial capillaries that have a propensity to bleed. The development of some CCMs in humans has been attributed to mutations in CCM1 and CCM2 genes. In animal models, major cardiovascular defects caused by both gene mutations have been observed. However, the effects of the loss of Ccm function on the microvasculature in animal...
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