Preferred Label : Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, cst3-related;
CISMeF acronym : HCHWA;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Alternative titles and symbols : Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis; Amyloidosis VI; Amyloidosis, cerebroarterial, icelandic type; Cerebral hemorrhage, hereditary, with amyloidosis; HCHWA;
Description : Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), defined by the deposition of congophilic material
in the vessels of the cortex and leptomeninges, is a major cause of intracerebral
hemorrhage in the elderly (Vinters, 1987, Greenberg, 1998). Palsdottir et al. (1988)
referred to the disorder in Icelandic patients as hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy
(HCCAA).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutations in the cystatin C gene (CST3, 604312.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Generalized amyloid deposition; Abnormally low cerebrospinal fluid cystatin C;
Prefixed ID : #105150;
Origin ID : 105150;
UMLS CUI : C1527338;
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