The pathogenesis of port wine stain and Sturge Weber syndrome: complex interactions between genetic alterations and aberrant MAPK and PI3K activation

V Nguyen, M Hochman, MC Mihm Jr… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Port wine stain (PWS) is a congenital vascular malformation involving human skin.
Approximately 15–20% of children a facial PWS involving the ophthalmic (V1) trigeminal …

Pathogenesis of port-wine stains: directions for future therapies

L Liu, X Li, Q Zhao, L Yang, X Jiang - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Port-wine stains (PWSs) are congenital vascular malformations that involve the skin and
mucosa. To date, the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis and progression of PWSs …

A somatic GNA11 mutation is associated with extremity capillary malformation and overgrowth

JA Couto, UM Ayturk, DJ Konczyk, JA Goss, AY Huang… - Angiogenesis, 2017 - Springer
Background Capillary malformation is a cutaneous vascular anomaly that is present at birth,
darkens over time, and can cause overgrowth of tissues beneath the stain. The lesion is …

Sturge–Weber syndrome

AM Comi - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
Sturge–Weber syndrome is the third most common neurocutaneous disorder, after
neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis, and impacts approximately 1 in 20 000 live births …

Outcome of whole exome sequencing for diagnostic odyssey cases of an individualized medicine clinic: the Mayo Clinic experience

KN Lazaridis, KA Schahl, MA Cousin… - Mayo Clinic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the experience and outcome of performing whole-exome sequencing
(WES) for resolution of patients on a diagnostic odyssey in the first 18 months of an …

Characteristics, surgical outcomes, and influential factors of epilepsy in Sturge-Weber syndrome

S Wang, J Pan, M Zhao, X Wang, C Zhang, T Li… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Few studies have reported the clinical presentation, surgical treatment, outcomes and
influential factors for patients with epilepsy and Sturge-Weber syndrome. This large-scale …

Somatic GNAQ mutation is enriched in brain endothelial cells in Sturge–Weber syndrome

L Huang, JA Couto, A Pinto, S Alexandrescu… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare congenital neurocutaneous
disorder characterized by facial and extracraniofacial capillary malformations and capillary …

Ultra–sensitive droplet digital PCR for detecting a low–prevalence somatic GNAQ mutation in Sturge–Weber syndrome

Y Uchiyama, M Nakashima, S Watanabe, M Miyajima… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), a method for measuring target nucleic acid sequence quantity,
is useful for determining somatic mutation rates using TaqMan probes. In this study, the …

A novel somatic mutation in GNB2 provides new insights to the pathogenesis of Sturge–Weber syndrome

R Fjær, K Marciniak, O Sundnes… - Human molecular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous disorder characterized by vascular
malformations affecting skin, eyes and leptomeninges of the brain, which can lead to …

Ion channels expression and function are strongly modified in solid tumors and vascular malformations

A Biasiotta, D D'Arcangelo, F Passarelli… - Journal of translational …, 2016 - Springer
Background Several cellular functions relate to ion-channels activity. Physiologically
relevant chains of events leading to angiogenesis, cell cycle and different forms of cell …