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Association between fibrillin-1 gene exon 15 and 27 polymorphisms and risk of mitral valve prolapse.
The Journal of heart valve disease - 1 Jul 2003
Chou Hsiang-Tai, Shi Yi-Ru, Hsu Yuan, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Fibrillin is one of the structural components of the elastin-associated microfibrils found in the mitral valve. Abnormalities of elastic fiber were found in floppy mitral valves. The role of fibrillin genetic variant in isolated mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has not been studied. Hence, a case-controlled study was performed to investigate the relationship between fibrillin-1 gene...
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