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ENG mutational mosaicism in a family with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Jan 2018
Tørring Pernille M, Kjeldsen Anette D, Ousager Lilian Bomme, Brusgaard Klaus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by mutations in ENG, ACVRL1, or SMAD4. Around 90% of HHT patients present with a heterozygous pathogenic genetic variation. Almost all cases of HHT have a family history. Very few cases are de novo or mosaicism. We describe a case with mutational mosaicism that would not be observed in the clinical routine...
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