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Abnormal capillary morphology

MedGen UID:
927607
•Concept ID:
C4293698
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0025016

Definition

A structural anomaly of the tiny blood vessels that connect arterioles with venules and whose walls act as semipermeable membranes that mediate the diffusion of fluids and gases between the blood circulation and body tissues. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal capillary morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Pathophysiology and mechanisms of primary sarcopenia (Review).
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Int J Mol Med 2021 Aug;48(2) Epub 2021 Jun 29 doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.4989. PMID: 34184088
Overcoming the blood-brain tumor barrier for effective glioblastoma treatment.
van Tellingen O, Yetkin-Arik B, de Gooijer MC, Wesseling P, Wurdinger T, de Vries HE
Drug Resist Updat 2015 Mar;19:1-12. Epub 2015 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.drup.2015.02.002. PMID: 25791797

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nailfold capillary abnormalities in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study compared with healthy controls.
Schonenberg-Meinema D, Bergkamp SC, Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, van der Aa LB, de Bree GJ, Ten Cate R, Cutolo M, Hak AE, Hissink Muller PC, van Onna M, Kuijpers TW, Smith V, van den Berg JM
Lupus 2021 Apr;30(5):818-827. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.1177/0961203321998750. PMID: 33657918Free PMC Article
Capillaroscopy in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a first systematic review.
Schonenberg-Meinema D, Melsens K, Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, Cutolo M, Kuijpers TW, van den Berg JM, Smith V
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2020 Mar-Apr;38(2):350-354. Epub 2019 Dec 18 doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/azl2bj. PMID: 31858964
Periodontal disease in Down's syndrome: a review.
Reuland-Bosma W, van Dijk J
J Clin Periodontol 1986 Jan;13(1):64-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1986.tb01416.x. PMID: 2935562

Diagnosis

Nailfold capillary abnormalities in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study compared with healthy controls.
Schonenberg-Meinema D, Bergkamp SC, Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, van der Aa LB, de Bree GJ, Ten Cate R, Cutolo M, Hak AE, Hissink Muller PC, van Onna M, Kuijpers TW, Smith V, van den Berg JM
Lupus 2021 Apr;30(5):818-827. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.1177/0961203321998750. PMID: 33657918Free PMC Article
Abnormal capillary morphology in congenital heart disease.
Kontras SB, Bodenbender JG
Pediatrics 1966 Feb;37(2):316-22. PMID: 5902661

Therapy

A novel autoantibody recognizing 200-kd and 100-kd proteins is associated with an immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.
Christopher-Stine L, Casciola-Rosen LA, Hong G, Chung T, Corse AM, Mammen AL
Arthritis Rheum 2010 Sep;62(9):2757-66. doi: 10.1002/art.27572. PMID: 20496415Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Nailfold capillary abnormalities in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study compared with healthy controls.
Schonenberg-Meinema D, Bergkamp SC, Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, van der Aa LB, de Bree GJ, Ten Cate R, Cutolo M, Hak AE, Hissink Muller PC, van Onna M, Kuijpers TW, Smith V, van den Berg JM
Lupus 2021 Apr;30(5):818-827. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.1177/0961203321998750. PMID: 33657918Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Nailfold capillary abnormalities in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study compared with healthy controls.
Schonenberg-Meinema D, Bergkamp SC, Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, van der Aa LB, de Bree GJ, Ten Cate R, Cutolo M, Hak AE, Hissink Muller PC, van Onna M, Kuijpers TW, Smith V, van den Berg JM
Lupus 2021 Apr;30(5):818-827. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.1177/0961203321998750. PMID: 33657918Free PMC Article
Capillaroscopy in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a first systematic review.
Schonenberg-Meinema D, Melsens K, Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, Cutolo M, Kuijpers TW, van den Berg JM, Smith V
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2020 Mar-Apr;38(2):350-354. Epub 2019 Dec 18 doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/azl2bj. PMID: 31858964
A novel autoantibody recognizing 200-kd and 100-kd proteins is associated with an immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.
Christopher-Stine L, Casciola-Rosen LA, Hong G, Chung T, Corse AM, Mammen AL
Arthritis Rheum 2010 Sep;62(9):2757-66. doi: 10.1002/art.27572. PMID: 20496415Free PMC Article
Periodontal disease in Down's syndrome: a review.
Reuland-Bosma W, van Dijk J
J Clin Periodontol 1986 Jan;13(1):64-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1986.tb01416.x. PMID: 2935562

Recent systematic reviews

Capillaroscopy in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a first systematic review.
Schonenberg-Meinema D, Melsens K, Nassar-Sheikh Rashid A, Cutolo M, Kuijpers TW, van den Berg JM, Smith V
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2020 Mar-Apr;38(2):350-354. Epub 2019 Dec 18 doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/azl2bj. PMID: 31858964

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