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Genetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation.
Neurosurgery - 1 Jun 1996
Günel M, Awad I A, Finberg K, Steinberg G K, Craig H D, Cepeda O, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton R P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is frequently an inherited disorder showing autosomal dominant transmission. Genetic analysis has localized a gene causing CCM to a segment of the long arm of human chromosome 7 (7q). This evidence derives from investigation of a small number of families, mostly of Hispanic American descent. In this study, we have tested whether inherited CCM is always due to...
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