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ArticleBMC medical genetics2008

Mutation study of Spanish patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Ana Fontalba, Africa Fernandez-L, Eva García-Alegria, Virginia Albiñana, Eva M Garrido-Martin, Francisco J Blanco, Roberto Zarrabeitia, Alfonso Perez-Molino, Maria E Bernabeu-Herrero, Maria-Luisa Ojeda and 3 more

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Article in BMC medical genetics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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13 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Ana FontalbaCentro de Investigaciones Biologicas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9, Madrid 28040, Spain. afontalba@humv.es
Africa Fernandez-L
Eva García-Alegria
Virginia Albiñana
Eva M Garrido-Martin
Francisco J Blanco
Roberto Zarrabeitia
Alfonso Perez-Molino
Maria E Bernabeu-Herrero
Maria-Luisa Ojeda
Jose L Fernandez-Luna
Carmelo Bernabeu
Luisa M Botella
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas · ESMarqués de Valdecilla University Hospital · ESCentre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESHospital Sierrallana · ESInstituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant and age-dependent vascular disorder characterised mainly by mutations in the Endoglin (ENG) or activin receptor-like kinase-1 (ALK1, ACVRL1) genes.

methodsHere, we have identified 22 ALK1 mutations and 15 ENG mutations, many of which had not previously been reported, in independent Spanish families afflicted with HHT.

resultsWe identified mutations in thirty-seven unrelated families. A detailed analysis of clinical symptoms was recorded for each patient analyzed, with a higher significant presence of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) in HHT1 patients over HHT2. Twenty-two mutations in ALK1 and fifteen in ENG genes were identified. Many of them, almost half, represented new mutations in ALK1 and in ENG. Missense mutations in ENG and ALK1 were localized in a tridimensional protein structure model.

conclusionOverall, ALK1 mutations (HHT2) were predominant over ENG mutations (HHT1) in our Spanish population, in agreement with previous data from our country and other Mediterranean countries (France, Italy), but different to Northern Europe or North America. There was a significant increase of PAVM associated with HHT1 over HHT2 in these families.

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MutationActivin Receptors, Type IIAntigens, CDEndoglinExonsHumansMutation, MissensePedigreeReceptors, Cell SurfaceSpainTelangiectasia, Hereditary HemorrhagicActivin Receptors, Type IIACVRL1 protein, humanAntigens, CDEndoglinENG protein, humanReceptors, Cell Surface

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PMID18673552
PMCPMC2518546
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