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Familial abdominal aortic aneurysm: a systematic review of a genetic background.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 Aug 2002
van Vlijmen-van Keulen C J, Pals G, Rauwerda J A
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BACKGROUND: Familial clustering of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is clear, 12-19% of AAA patients have one or more first-degree relatives with an aneurysm and 4-19% is detected with ultrasound screening. OBJECTIVES: To review the genetic background of AAA. DESIGN, METHODS AND MATERIALS: Computer searches of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, SUMsearch database and the Cochrane Library and searched reference lists of...
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