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When Phenotype Outspeaks Genotype: Uncommon Vascular Anomalies in Suspected Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Despite Negative Genetic Testing.

Nayef Alkhalil, Estello Nap-Hill, Benjamin Cox, Eric M Yoshida, Daljeet Chahal, Vladimir Marquez-Azalgara

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Nayef AlkhalilDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Estello Nap-HillDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Benjamin CoxDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Eric M YoshidaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Daljeet ChahalDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Vladimir Marquez-AzalgaraDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an inherited vascular disorder characterized by abnormal blood vessel formation involving the skin and visceral organs. Establishing the diagnosis can be challenging, particularly in the absence of classic clinical manifestations or confirmatory genetic findings. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with acute epigastric pain and was found to have extensive vascular abnormalities involving the liver, lungs, aorta, and mesenteric circulation. She had no history of recurrent epistaxis, mucocutaneous telangiectasias, or family history of vascular disease, and genetic testing for known vascular disorders was negative. Despite the absence of typical clinical and genetic features, the distribution and extent of vascular involvement raised a strong suspicion for underlying HHT. This case highlights the potential for a broader phenotypic spectrum of HHT and underscores the limitations of current diagnostic criteria and genetic testing approaches.

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ehlers-danlos syndromehereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasianegative genetic testingosler-weber-rendu syndromerare vascular disordervascular malformationsvisceral arteriovenous malformations

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PMID42375883
PMCPMC13313936

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