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ABSTRACT: Aim
To correlate cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) disease aggressiveness with peripheral blood biomarkers hypothesized mechanistically.Patients & methods
A prospective case-control study enrolled 43 CCM patients, where 25-(OH) vitamin D, HDL and non-HDL cholesterol, CRP plasma levels and leukocyte ROCK activity were correlated with parameters of disease aggressiveness reflecting chronic and acute domains.Results
Patients with one or more features of chronically aggressive disease (early age at symptom onset, two or more symptomatic bleeds, high lesion burden) had significantly lower 25-(OH) vitamin D and non-HDL cholesterol levels in comparison to patients without these features.Conclusion
Validation of these biomarkers and their potential treatment modulation may influence the clinical care of patients with CCM disease.
SUBMITTER: Girard R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4926533 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Girard Romuald R Khanna Omaditya O Shenkar Robert R Zhang Lingjiao L Wu Meijing M Jesselson Michael M Zeineddine Hussein A HA Gangal Anupriya A Fam Maged D MD Gibson Christopher C CC Whitehead Kevin J KJ Li Dean Y DY Liao James K JK Shi Changbin C Awad Issam A IA
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<h4>Aim</h4>To correlate cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) disease aggressiveness with peripheral blood biomarkers hypothesized mechanistically.<h4>Patients & methods</h4>A prospective case-control study enrolled 43 CCM patients, where 25-(OH) vitamin D, HDL and non-HDL cholesterol, CRP plasma levels and leukocyte ROCK activity were correlated with parameters of disease aggressiveness reflecting chronic and acute domains.<h4>Results</h4>Patients with one or more features of chronically agg ...[more]