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Mutation analysis in Norwegian families with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: founder mutations in ACVRL1.
Clinical genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Heimdal K, Dalhus B, Rødningen O K, Kroken M, Eiklid K, Dheyauldeen S, Røysland T, Andersen R, Kulseth M A
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, Osler-Weber-Rendu disease) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease defined by the presence of epistaxis and mucocutaneous telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in internal organs. In most families (~85%), HHT is caused by mutations in the ENG (HHT1) or the ACVRL1 (HHT2) genes. Here, we report the results of genetic testing of 113 Norwegian families...
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