What is Cavernous Angioma? - The Baca Family Historical Project
Cerebral Cavernous Angioma is an abnormal blood vessel in the brain or spinal cord, shaped like a mulberry, that can hemorrhage or grow. It can cause stroke symptoms or seizure in both …
CCM1 Common Hispanic Mutation - Alliance to Cure Cavernous …
Jun 13, 2020 · In 2017, Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation began the Baca Family Historical Project to find and connect descendants of Cristóbal Baca II and Ana Morena de …
*2018 Update for The Common Hispanic Mutation - The Baca Family ...
Cerebral Cavernous Angioma continues to make the news in New Mexico and across the country as more mystery is removed from this disease. Baca Family Tree for Joyce Gonzales. This …
For New Mexico Families, Connecting the Dots of Disease
Oct 10, 2017 · Then Gonzales explains how CCM is a disease linked to the Baca family, a connection only recently discovered. CCM causes weak-walled vessels in the brain or spine, …
Tale of Three Cristobals - Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation
Mar 10, 2020 · Manuel Baca and Maria Hurtado de Salazar had nine known children. Research to date has identified at least four of these children who probably had the CCM1 mutation. Maria …
Research indicates that the people from Mexico, California, Arizona and Texas mostly inherited the illness from the Dominguez or Mendoza families. Extensive research has identified one …
‘Hispanic Mutation’: Why New Mexico Is an Epicenter for Stroke ...
Dec 15, 2023 · Most often found in Hispanic-American families descended from the Baca family, about half of FCCM cases are caused by this gene variant, which is called the Common …
Leveraging Community Partnerships to Address a Rare Disease …
Aug 10, 2023 · It turns out Baca and Ortiz are the source of a founder mutation for cerebral cavernous malformation, a sometimes-hereditary illness that causes the development of …
Angioma Alliance created the Baca Family Historical Project as a paradigm-shifting initiative with the intent of giving equal weight to celebrating history and family connections as we do to …
your family • Early access to preventative treatments • Reduce risk of misdiagnosis of symptoms which can lead to wrong and possibly harmful treatments or no treatment. Especially important …