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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Researchers at University of Pavia publish new data on hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Published in Genomics and Genetics Weekly, January 18th, 2008

According to a study from Pavia, Italy, "Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder causing vascular dysplasias. About 70-80% of HHT patients carries mutations in ENG or ACVRL1 genes, which code for a TGF beta receptor type III and I respectively."

"Molecular data on a large cohort of Italian HHT patients are presented, discussing the significance of missense and splice site mutations. Mutation analysis in ENG and ACVRL1 genes was performed using single strand conformation polymorphisms (SSCP), denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and subsequent direct sequencing. Overall, 101 mutations were found, with ACVRL1...

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