Definitions of telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic
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Definition of 'telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic'
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1. telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic An autosomal dominant vascular anomaly characterized by telangiectases of the skin and mucous membranes and by recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. This disorder is caused by mutations of a gene (on chromosome 9q3) which encodes endoglin, a membrane glycoprotein that binds TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA.
Definitions of telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic
