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Mouse and human strategies identify PTPN14 as a modifier of angiogenesis and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Nature communications - 10 Jan 2012
Benzinou Michael, Clermont Frederic F, Letteboer Tom G W, Kim Jai-Hyun, Espejel Silvia, Harradine Kelly A, Arbelaez Juan, Luu Minh Thu, Roy Ritu, Quigley David, Higgins Mamie Nakayama, Zaid Musa, Aouizerat Bradley E, van Amstel Johannes Kristian Ploos, Giraud Sophie, Dupuis-Girod Sophie, Lesca Gaetan, Plauchu Henri, Hughes Christopher C W, Westermann Cornelius J J, Akhurst Rosemary J
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) [corrected] is a vascular dysplasia syndrome caused by mutations in transforming growth factor-β/bone morphogenetic protein pathway genes, ENG and ACVRL1. HHT [corrected] shows considerable variation in clinical manifestations, suggesting environmental and/or genetic modifier effects. Strain-specific penetrance of the vascular phenotypes of Eng(+/-) and Tgfb1(-/-) mice...
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