Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation Associated With an Endoglin Gene Mutation

Autor: Masaki Shintani, Yoshiyuki Tsutsumi, Shunsuke Nosaka, Yushi Itoh, Rumiko Matsuoka, Keiko Tsukamoto, Rika Kosaki, Hidekazu Masaki, Yuo Iizuka
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Pediatrics. 128:e1307-e1310
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0961
Popis: A child with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) presented with cardiac failure in the neonatal period. The family history revealed his mother to have hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. The child underwent an endoglin genetic analysis after the newborn period, which eventually demonstrated an endoglin mutation. The pathogenesis of VGAM is currently unknown. The findings of this case suggest that an endoglin mutation might be linked with VGAM.
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