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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Familial MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Familial
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.140.163.100.168
C10.228.140.300.275.311
C10.228.140.300.510.200.200.160
C14.907.253.329.311
C14.907.253.560.200.200.160
C16.320.565.176.160
C16.320.565.189.168
C18.452.132.100.168
C18.452.648.176.160
C18.452.648.189.168
C18.452.845.500.075.160
C18.452.845.500.100.160
Unique ID
D028243
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D028243
Scope Note
A familial disorder marked by AMYLOID deposits in the walls of small and medium sized blood vessels of CEREBRAL CORTEX and MENINGES.
Entry Version
CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY FAMILIAL
Entry Term(s)
Amyloidosis VI
Amyloidosis, Cerebroarterial, Icelandic Type
Autosomal Dominant Cerebrovascular Amyloidosis
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Cst3-Related
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Genetic
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Hereditary
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Hereditary, With Amyloidosis
Familial Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
HCHWA
Hereditary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Hereditary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Icelandic Type
Hereditary Cerebral Hemorrhage With Amyloidosis
Icelandic Type Amyloidosis
Icelandic Type Hereditary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Previous Indexing
Amyloidosis (1974-1991)
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (1992-2001)
Cerebrovascular Disorders (1974-1991)
Public MeSH Note
2002; for CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY, FAMILIAL see CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY 2000-2001
History Note
2002; for CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY, FAMILIAL use CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY 2000-2001
Date Introduced
2002/01/01
Last Updated
2017/06/20
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Familial Preferred
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