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A Founder Mutation as a Cause of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation in Hispanic Americans
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Anson J, Steinberg G, Batjer H, Kopitnik T, Morrison L, Giannotta S, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton R. A Founder Mutation as a Cause of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation in Hispanic Americans. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 334: 946-951. PMID: 8596595, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199604113341503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCavernous malformationsCerebral cavernous malformationsSporadic casesFamilial diseaseSame mutationSporadic cavernous malformationsDevelopment of symptomsHispanic AmericansCerebral hemorrhageVascular diseaseAsymptomatic carriersHigh prevalenceClinical casesMalformationsDiseaseFounder mutationPatientsAge dependenceAffected membersKindredsMarkersMexican descentEthnic groupsMutationsSame allele
2010
The critical role of hemodynamics in the development of cerebral vascular disease.
Nixon AM, Gunel M, Sumpio BE. The critical role of hemodynamics in the development of cerebral vascular disease. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2010, 112: 1240-53. PMID: 19943737, DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.jns09759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral vascular diseaseVascular diseaseUnique hemodynamic conditionsExtracranial atherosclerosisArtery diseaseIntracranial atherosclerosisIntracranial saccular aneurysmsTreatment optionsVascular disordersHemodynamic parametersAneurysm formationSaccular aneurysmHemodynamic conditionsNormal levelsVascular biologyDiseaseMultiple studiesMore studiesPatient-specific dataAtherosclerosisHemodynamicsMagnitude of WSSRiskLow wall shear stressDisorders