| Literature DB >> 15702360 |
A M Siegel1, H Bertalanffy, J J Dichgans, C E Elger, H Hopf, N Hopf, M Keidel, A Kleider, G Nowak, R A Pfeiffer, J Schramm, S Spuck, H Stefan, U Sure, C R Baumann, G A Rouleau, D J Verlaan, E Andermann, F Andermann.
Abstract
In 1928, Hugo Friedrich Kufs reported on a family with cerebral, retinal, and cutaneous cavernous malformations. Since then, more than 300 families with inherited cavernous malformations have been reported. Genetic studies showed three loci, on chromosomes 7q21-q22 (with the gene CCM1), 7p15-p13 (CCM2), and 3q25.2-q27 (CCM3). The gene product of CCM1 is Krit 1 (Krev interaction trapped 1), a protein interacting with angiogenesis by various mechanisms. Recently, CCM2 has also been identified; its product is a protein which might have a function similar to that of Krit 1. However, the CCM3 gene has still not been found. In this study, we present clinical and genetic findings on 15 German families.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15702360 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-004-1779-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nervenarzt ISSN: 0028-2804 Impact factor: 1.214