Article
Genetic Screening of Pediatric Cavernous Malformations.
Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN - 1 Oct 2016
Merello Elisa, Pavanello Marco, Consales Alessandro, Mascelli Samantha, Raso Alessandro, Accogli Andrea, Cama Armando, Valeria Capra, De Marco Patrizia
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are vascular malformations mostly located within the central nervous system. Heterozygous loss of function mutations in CCM1/KRIT1, CCM2/MGC4607, and CCM3/PDCD10 genes are identified in about 90 % of familial cases of CCMs and two thirds of sporadic cases with multiple lesions. In this study, we performed genetic screening of a cohort of 31 patients, mainly pediatric. We...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
- Carrier Proteins
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Codon, Terminator
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
- Humans
