
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are vascular lesions characterized by abnormally enlarged capillary cavities, affecting the central nervous system. CCMs can occur sporadically or as a familial autosomal dominant condition with incomplete penetrance and variable clinical expression attributable to mutations in three different genes:CCM1(K-Rev interaction trapped 1 (KRIT1)),CCM2(MGC4607), andCCM3(PDCD10). CCMs occur as a single or multiple malformations that can lead to seizures, focal neurological deficits, hemorrhagic stroke, and headache. However, patients are frequently asymptomatic. In our previous mutation screening, performed in a cohort of 95 Italian patients, both sporadic and familial, we have identified several mutations in CCM genes, three of which in three distinct sporadic patients. In this study, representing further molecular screening of the three CCM genes, in a south Italian cohort of CCM patients enrolled by us in the last three years, we report the identification of other four new mutations in 40 sporadic patients with either single or multiple CCM.
Adult, Male, Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System, Adolescent, Base Sequence, Brain vascular pathologies; Sporadic Cerebral Cavernous Malformation; CCM genes; Molecular genetic analysis in sporadic Italian patients, Membrane Proteins, Exons, Introns, Italy, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Amino Acid Sequence, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Child, 3' Untranslated Regions, KRIT1 Protein, Research Article, Aged
Adult, Male, Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System, Adolescent, Base Sequence, Brain vascular pathologies; Sporadic Cerebral Cavernous Malformation; CCM genes; Molecular genetic analysis in sporadic Italian patients, Membrane Proteins, Exons, Introns, Italy, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Amino Acid Sequence, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Carrier Proteins, Child, 3' Untranslated Regions, KRIT1 Protein, Research Article, Aged
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