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Douglas Alan Marchuk

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Duke Box 3175, Durham, NC 27710
213 Research Dr, 265 Clinical and Research Labs, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (osler-weber-rendu syndrome)

Book section · January 1, 2019 Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is an autosomal-dominant, highly penetrant, and variable multisystem disorder caused by maldevelopment of capillaries. The condition used to be called Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome. The major features are epistaxis, mucoc ... Full text Cite

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Book section · November 13, 2014 Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is the association of the facial port-wine birthmark with malformed leptomeningeal blood vessels and abnormal venous eye vessels. Occurrence is sporadic and in both males and females and reported in all racial and ethnic backgro ... Full text Cite

The Molecular Basis of Cerebrovascular Malformations

Book section · January 1, 2005 Four categories of cerebrovascular lesions have been identified: telangiectasias, venous malformations, arteri-ovenous malformations, and cavernous malformations. Telangiectasias are vascular lesions composed of small vessels separated by normal brain tiss ... Full text Cite