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VEGF neutralization can prevent and normalize arteriovenous malformations in an animal model for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia 2.
Angiogenesis - 1 Oct 2014
Han Chul, Choe Se-Woon, Kim Yong Hwan, Acharya Abhinav P, Keselowsky Benjamin G, Sorg Brian S, Lee Young-Jae, Oh S Paul
Abstract excerpt
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) refers to a vascular anomaly where arteries and veins are directly connected through a complex, tangled web of abnormal AV fistulae without a normal capillary network. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) types 1 and 2 arise from heterozygous mutations in endoglin (ENG) and activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1), respectively. HHT patients possess AVMs in various organs, and...
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