| Literature DB >> 21829231 |
Remco A Haasdijk1, Caroline Cheng, Anneke J Maat-Kievit, Henricus J Duckers.
Abstract
Cerebral cavernous (or capillary-venous) malformations (CCM) have a prevalence of about 0.1-0.5% in the general population. Genes mutated in CCM encode proteins that modulate junction formation between vascular endothelial cells. Mutations lead to the development of abnormal vascular structures.In this article, we review the clinical features, molecular and genetic basis of the disease, and management.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21829231 PMCID: PMC3260921 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.155
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Hum Genet ISSN: 1018-4813 Impact factor: 4.246