Sporadic cerebral cavernous malformations: report of further mutations of CCM genes in 40 Italian patients

Biomed Res Int. 2013:2013:459253. doi: 10.1155/2013/459253. Epub 2013 Aug 22.

Abstract

Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are vascular lesions characterized by abnormally enlarged capillary cavities, affecting the central nervous system. CCMs can occur sporadically or as a familial autosomal dominant condition with incomplete penetrance and variable clinical expression attributable to mutations in three different genes: CCM1 (K-Rev interaction trapped 1 (KRIT1)), CCM2 (MGC4607), and CCM3 (PDCD10). CCMs occur as a single or multiple malformations that can lead to seizures, focal neurological deficits, hemorrhagic stroke, and headache. However, patients are frequently asymptomatic. In our previous mutation screening, performed in a cohort of 95 Italian patients, both sporadic and familial, we have identified several mutations in CCM genes, three of which in three distinct sporadic patients. In this study, representing further molecular screening of the three CCM genes, in a south Italian cohort of CCM patients enrolled by us in the last three years, we report the identification of other four new mutations in 40 sporadic patients with either single or multiple CCM.

MeSH terms

  • 3' Untranslated Regions / genetics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / genetics*
  • Base Sequence
  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Exons / genetics
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Introns / genetics
  • Italy
  • KRIT1 Protein
  • Male
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins / genetics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*
  • Radiography
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • 3' Untranslated Regions
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • CCM2 protein, human
  • Carrier Proteins
  • KRIT1 Protein
  • KRIT1 protein, human
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins
  • PDCD10 protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins