Mutations in TGFBR2 gene cause spontaneous cervical artery dissection

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1372-1374

  Pezzini, Alessandro ^a   Drera, Bruno ^b   Del Zotto, Elisabetta ^a   Ritelli, Marco ^b   Carletti, Monica ^c   Tomelleri, Gianpaolo ^c   Bovi, Paolo ^c   Giossi, Alessia ^a   Volonghi, Irene ^a   Costa, Paolo ^a   Magoni, Mauro ^d   Padovani, Alessandro ^a   Barlati, Sergio ^b   Colombi, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c Borgo Trento Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^d SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYSTEINE; LYSINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPONTANEOUS CERVICAL ARTERY DISSECTION; TGFBR1 GENE; TGFBR2 GENE;

EID: 80855156715     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.231902     Document Type: Article

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