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Molecular basis of vascular anomalies
M Vikkula1, L M Boon, J B Mulliken
1Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology (ICP) and Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Brussels, Belgium.
Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
|February 28, 2004
Abstract:
Vascular anomalies comprise a heterogeneous group of disorders that are divided into tumors (hemangiomas) and malformations. Recent advances in biomedical research provide insights into the molecular basis of these disorders and a deeper understanding of vascular morphogenesis. In the future, this emerging knowledge will contribute to novel ways to treat vascular anomalies and to regulate pathologic angiogenesis.