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Concepts and hypothesis: integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein-1 (ICAP-1) as a potential player in cerebral cavernous malformation.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Zheng Yiming, Qiu Juhui, Hu Jianjun, Wang Guixue
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Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is a common vascular disease in central nervous system that frequently predisposes to stroke, seizure, and cerebral hemorrhage. CCM lesions are characterized by dilated and leaky intracranial capillaries composed of a thin layer of vascular endothelial cells with abnormal subendothelial extracellular matrix. Despite the understanding that genetic mutation of three CCM genes...
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