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Pericytes are involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy.
Annals of neurology - 1 Dec 2015
Ghosh Mitrajit, Balbi Matilde, Hellal Farida, Dichgans Martin, Lindauer Ute, Plesnila Nikolaus
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OBJECTIVE: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL), the most common inherited small-vessel disease, is associated with vascular aggregation of mutant Notch3 protein, dysfunction of cerebral vessels, and dementia. Pericytes, perivascular cells involved in microvascular function, express Notch3. Therefore, we hypothesize that these cells may play a role...
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