Article
Identification of clinically relevant mosaicism in type I hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2011
Lee Nadia Prigoda, Matevski Donco, Dumitru Daniela, Piovesan Beata, Rushlow Diane, Gallie Brenda L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting the vascular system, characterised by epistaxis, arteriovenous malformations and mucocutaneous and gastrointestinal telangiectases. Mutations in two genes, ENG and ACVRL1, account for the majority of cases. Almost all cases of HHT show a family history of HHT-associated symptoms; few cases are de novo....
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