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Emilio Ciusani

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Common variation in PHACTR1 is associated with susceptibility to cervical artery dissection

2014

Item does not contain fulltext Cervical artery dissection (CeAD), a mural hematoma in a carotid or vertebral artery, is a major cause of ischemic stroke in young adults although relatively uncommon in the general population (incidence of 2.6/100,000 per year). Minor cervical traumas, infection, migraine and hypertension are putative risk factors, and inverse associations with obesity and hypercholesterolemia are described. No confirmed genetic susceptibility factors have been identified using candidate gene approaches. We performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in 1,393 CeAD cases and 14,416 controls. The rs9349379[G] allele (PHACTR1) was associated with lower CeAD risk (odds ratio…

Male[SDV.IB.IMA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Bioengineering/Imaging[SDV.NEU.NB]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/NeurobiologyMyocardial InfarctionGenome-wide association studyCarotid Artery Internal DissectionGastroenterologyepidemiology [Carotid Artery Internal Dissection]Brain Ischemia0302 clinical medicineMigraine DisorderOdds RatioFinlandVertebral Artery Dissection0303 health scienceseducation.field_of_studyepidemiology [Hypercholesterolemia]MESH: Middle AgedMESH: Polymorphism Single NucleotidePhactr-1 protein humanMESH: Brain IschemiaMESH: Follow-Up Studies3. Good healthMESH: Myocardial InfarctionHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyMigraine DisordersHypercholesterolemiaMESH: Vertebral Artery DissectionLower riskgenetics [Brain Ischemia]ArticleFollow-Up StudieMESH: Carotid Artery Internal Dissection03 medical and health sciencesGeneticSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beinggenetics [Carotid Artery Internal Dissection]GeneticsGenetic predispositionepidemiology [Brain Ischemia]Humansepidemiology [Vertebral Artery Dissection]PolymorphismeducationAllelesMESH: Humansgenetics [Vertebral Artery Dissection]MESH: AdultOdds ratioMicrofilament Proteinmedicine.diseaseAdult; Brain Ischemia; Carotid Artery Internal Dissection; Female; Finland; Follow-Up Studies; Genetic Pleiotropy; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Male; Microfilament Proteins; Middle Aged; Migraine Disorders; Myocardial Infarction; Obesity; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; Vertebral Artery Dissection; Alleles; Polymorphism Single NucleotideMESH: Genome-Wide Association StudyCarotid ArteryMESH: Female030217 neurology & neurosurgeryepidemiology [Finland]Cervical ArteryVertebral artery dissectionepidemiology [Hypertension]MESH: HypertensionRisk FactorsMESH: Risk FactorsMESH: ObesityStrokeAlleleGeneticsDissectionMESH: FinlandMicrofilament ProteinsMESH: Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseMESH: HypercholesterolemiaGenetic PleiotropySingle NucleotideMiddle AgedMESH: Migraine DisordersDisorders of movement Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 3]epidemiology [Myocardial Infarction][INFO.INFO-TI]Computer Science [cs]/Image Processing [eess.IV]HypertensionFemale[SPI.SIGNAL]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Signal and Image processingAdultPopulationMESH: Genetic Pleiotropyphysiology [Microfilament Proteins]BiologyPolymorphism Single NucleotideMESH: Microfilament ProteinsInternal medicineddc:570medicine[INFO.INFO-IM]Computer Science [cs]/Medical ImagingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseObesity030304 developmental biologyepidemiology [Obesity]Risk FactorMESH: Alleles[INFO.INFO-CV]Computer Science [cs]/Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition [cs.CV]InternalMESH: Odds RatioMESH: Maleepidemiology [Migraine Disorders]genetics [Microfilament Proteins]Follow-Up StudiesGenome-Wide Association Study
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Human Fetal Aorta Contains Vascular Progenitor Cells Capable of Inducing Vasculogenesis, Angiogenesis, and Myogenesis in Vitro and in a Murine Model …

2007

Vasculogenesis, the formation of blood vessels in embryonic or fetal tissue mediated by immature vascular cells (ie, angioblasts), is poorly understood. We report the identification of a population of vascular progenitor cells (hVPCs) in the human fetal aorta composed of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells that coexpress endothelial and myogenic markers. Under culture conditions that promoted cell differentiation, hVPCs gave rise to a mixed population of mature endothelial and mural cells when progenitor cells were stimulated with vascular endothelial growth factor-A or platelet-derived growth factor-betabeta. hVPCs grew as nonadherent cells and, when embedded in a three-dimensional collagen…

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesisBecaplerminNeovascularization PhysiologicAntigens CD34BiologyMuscle DevelopmentMural cellPathology and Forensic MedicineAngiopoietin-2MiceFetusVasculogenesisAntigens CDIschemiaAnimalsHumansCell LineageAC133 AntigenProgenitor cellAortaCells CulturedGlycoproteinsPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorStem CellsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-sisVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Cell biologyEndothelial stem cellVascular endothelial growth factor BVascular endothelial growth factor AVascular endothelial growth factor CImmunologyBlood VesselsPeptidesBiomarkersRegular ArticlesThe American Journal of Pathology
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