Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Marfan Syndrome
Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Marfan Syndrome
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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About 20% of individuals afflicted with thoracic aortic disease have single-gene mutations that predispose the vessel to aneurysm formation and/or acute aortic dissection often without associated syndromic features. One widely studied exception is Marfan syndrome (MFS) in which mutations in the extracellular protein fibrillin-1 cause additional abn...
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Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Marfan Syndrome
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7b09de9343b048efa754861bc7738b09
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7b09de9343b048efa754861bc7738b09
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2218-273X
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2218-273X
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10.3390/biom12010128
