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Decreased smooth muscle cells and fibrous thickening of the tunica media in peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis in Alagille syndrome.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Ogawa Yosuke, Yamamoto Amane, Yamazawa Sho, Ikemura Masako, Hirata Yasutaka, Inuzuka Ryo
Abstract excerpt
Alagille syndrome is caused by mutations in genes involved in NOTCH signaling, specifically JAG1 and NOTCH2, and is associated with a high rate of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis. In this study, we report the case of an infant with Alagille syndrome caused by a JAG1 mutation, who succumbed to acute exacerbation of right heart failure due to severe peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis. The autopsy revealed...
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