Article
Applicability of the Curaçao Criteria for the Diagnosis of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in the Pediatric Population.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jun 2018
Pahl Kristy S, Choudhury Arkopal, Wusik Katie, Hammill Adrienne, White Andrew, Henderson Katharine, Pollak Jeffrey, Kasthuri Raj S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of the clinical Curaçao criteria in the diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) in children and adolescents. STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective, multicenter chart review of 673 patients evaluated between 2002 and 2016; 290 were eligible for the study. Genetic testing for a pathogenic mutation was considered the gold standard against which the clinical...
Topics
- Activin Receptors, Type II
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Curacao
- Endoglin
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- Humans
