Article
Familial abdominal aortic aneurysms: collection of 233 multiplex families.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Feb 2003
Kuivaniemi Helena, Shibamura Hidenori, Arthur Claudette, Berguer Ramon, Cole C William, Juvonen Tatu, Kline Ronald A, Limet Raymond, Mackean Gerry, Norrgård Orjan, Pals Gerard, Powell Janet T, Rainio Pekka, Sakalihasan Natzi, van Vlijmen-van Keulen Clarissa, Verloes Alain, Tromp Gerard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated a large number of families in which at least two individuals were diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysms to identify the relationship of the affected relatives to the proband. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Families for the study were recruited through various vascular surgery centers in the United States, Finland, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and...
Topics
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors