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SUBMITTER: Pierce RW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5716031 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pierce Richard W RW Merola Jonathan J Lavik John Paul JP Kluger Martin S MS Huttner Anita A Khokha Mustafa K MK Pober Jordan S JS
The Journal of experimental medicine 20171102 12
We describe a fatal case of pediatric systemic capillary leak (Clarkson's disease) associated with a point mutation in p190BRhoGAP. Dermal microvascular endothelial cells (ECs) isolated from this patient form monolayers with similar levels and distribution of junctional proteins and transendothelial electrical resistance compared with normal human dermal microvascular ECs. However, patient-derived ECs demonstrate a greater increase in permeability and impaired recovery of barrier function in res ...[more]