Fatal thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in a large family with a novel MYLK gene mutation: del...
Fatal thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in a large family with a novel MYLK gene mutation: delineation of the clinical phenotype
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms and dissection often develop in hypertensive elderly patients. At higher risk are smokers and those who have a family history of aortic aneurysms. In most affected families, the aortic aneurysms and dissection is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner with decreased penetrance and variable expressivity. Mu...
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Fatal thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in a large family with a novel MYLK gene mutation: delineation of the clinical phenotype
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_7b6205a0ff824d4c92e62b8070c2af74
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1750-1172
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1750-1172
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10.1186/s13023-018-0769-7
