Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Somatic Activating KRAS Mutations in Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain

2018; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 378; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1709449

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Sergey I. Nikolaev, Sandra Vetiska, Ximena Bonilla, Émilie Boudreau, Suvi Jauhiainen, Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Nadiya Khyzha, Peter V. DiStefano, Santeri Suutarinen, Tim‐Rasmus Kiehl, Vítor Mendes Pereira, Alexander M. Herman, Timo Krings, Hugo Andrade-Barazarte, Takyee Tung, Taufik A. Valiante, Gelareh Zadeh, Michael Tymianski, Tuomas Rauramaa, Seppo Ylä‐Herttuala, Joshua D. Wythe, Stylianos E. Antonarakis, Juhana Frösén, Jason E. Fish, Ivan Radovanovic,

Tópico(s)

Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders

Resumo

Sporadic arteriovenous malformations of the brain, which are morphologically abnormal connections between arteries and veins in the brain vasculature, are a leading cause of hemorrhagic stroke in young adults and children. The genetic cause of this rare focal disorder is unknown.

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