Article
On the inheritance of intracranial aneurysms.
Stroke - 1 Oct 1994
Schievink W I, Schaid D J, Rogers H M, Piepgras D G, Michels V V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The familial occurrence of intracranial aneurysms suggests the presence of a genetically determined underlying arteriopathy. The pattern of inheritance in these families usually is not known. METHODS: A family with seven members with intracranial aneurysms is described and, from the literature before 1994, a total of 238 families with 560 affected members (56% female and 44% male) with...
Topics
- Adult
- Aneurysm
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Carotid Artery, Internal
- Cerebral Angiography
- Cerebral Arteries
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Humans