title: The somatic GNAQ mutation (R183Q) is primarily located within the blood vessels of port wine stains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California. Electronic address: wenbint@uci.edu.
authors.forename: Wenbin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California.
authors.forename: Dawnica Mercado
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nadora
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California; Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Institute of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Martin C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mihm
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California.
authors.forename: J Stuart
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000737:chemistry*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000737:chemistry; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D044385:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D061346:Laser Capture Microdissection; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C554061:GNAQ protein, human; D044385:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11