Inheritance patterns of infantile hemangioma
E Castrén, P Salminen, M Vikkula, A Pitkäranta… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: We identified 185 patients with IH who visited our vascular anomaly clinic
between 2004 and 2007. Based on hospital records and a questionnaire sent to these
patients and their families, IH characteristics and family history of IH were studied. We
compared characteristics between patients with positive (familial) and negative (sporadic) IH
family history. Families with positive IH family history were further interviewed for extended
pedigree data. RESULTS: One-third of our IH cohort's families reported a family history …
between 2004 and 2007. Based on hospital records and a questionnaire sent to these
patients and their families, IH characteristics and family history of IH were studied. We
compared characteristics between patients with positive (familial) and negative (sporadic) IH
family history. Families with positive IH family history were further interviewed for extended
pedigree data. RESULTS: One-third of our IH cohort's families reported a family history …
