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MeSH Supplementary: Familial cerebral cavernous malformation
Unique ID: C536610
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C536610
Entry Term(s): Familial cavernous hemangioma; Familial cerebral cavernous angioma
Registry Number: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
Frequency: 54
Note: Hereditary autosomal dominant cavernous hemangiomas of the central nervous system that are distinct from INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS and are angiographically silent. The hemangiomas are benign, highly proliferative lesions involving aberrant localized growth of CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM and develop shortly after birth. Mutations in the KRIT1 (CCM1) gene have been identified. OMIM: 116860
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2015/09/26

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