Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation associated with an endoglin gene mutation.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1542/peds.2010-0961.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Antigens, CD
- Cerebral Veins
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Vein of Galen Malformations