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Investigation of the Genetic Determinants of Telangiectasia and Solid Organ Arteriovenous Malformation Formation in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT).
International journal of molecular sciences - 12 Jul 2024
Whitehead Kevin J, Toydemir Doruk, Wooderchak-Donahue Whitney, Oakley Gretchen M, McRae Bryan, Putnam Angelica, McDonald Jamie, Bayrak-Toydemir Pinar
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Telangiectases and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are the characteristic lesions of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). Somatic second-hit loss-of-function variations in the HHT causative genes, ENG and ACVRL1, have been described in dermal telangiectasias. It is unclear if somatic second-hit mutations also cause the formation of AVMs and nasal telangiectasias in HHT. To investigate the genetic...
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