Article
Mosaic ACVRL1 and ENG mutations in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia patients.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2011
Best D Hunter, Vaughn Cecily, McDonald Jamie, Damjanovich Kristy, Runo James R, Chibuk Jason M, Bayrak-Toydemir Pinar
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the ACVRL1, ENG, and SMAD4 genes. HHT is commonly characterised by small arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) known as telangiectasias of the skin, oral or gastrointestinal mucosa, as well as larger AVMs of solid organs (lungs, liver, brain). However, the manifestations of HHT are extremely variable. Two patients...
Topics
- Activin Receptors, Type II
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Base Sequence
- Endoglin
- Exons
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mosaicism
- Mutation
- Receptors, Cell Surface
