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  • Title: Hepatic manifestation is associated with ALK1 in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: identification of five novel ALK1 and one novel ENG mutations.
    Author: Kuehl HK, Caselitz M, Hasenkamp S, Wagner S, El-Harith el-HA, Manns MP, Stuhrmann M.
    Journal: Hum Mutat; 2005 Mar; 25(3):320. PubMed ID: 15712270.
    Abstract:
    Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), or Osler-Rendu-Weber syndrome, is a heterogeneous inherited disorder characterized by multi-systemic vascular dysplasia and wide variation in its phenotypic expression. Hepatic manifestation is seen in about 8 to 30 % of the patients. The molecular basis for liver involvement is unknown. We screened the two known HHT disease loci, the ALK1 (ACVRL1) and ENG genes, for mutations in a clinically well-characterized group of HHT patients with or without liver involvement. Mutations in the ALK1 gene were detected in eight out of 10 HHT patients with hepatic manifestation. Among nine HHT patients without liver involvement, four had mutations in the ALK1, and three in the ENG genes, respectively. In one patient with hepatic manifestation a mutation was detected in both the ALK1 and ENG genes. No mutation could be detected in two patients with liver involvement and, likewise, in two patients without hepatic manifestation. In this study, we have identified five novel ALK1 and one ENG disease-causing mutations. We conclude that hepatic manifestation in HHT patients is associated with mutations in the ALK1 gene, but rarely with ENG mutations.
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