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Novel NOTCH1 mutations in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease and thoracic aortic aneurysms.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Aug 2007
McKellar Stephen H, Tester David J, Yagubyan Marineh, Majumdar Ramanath, Ackerman Michael J, Sundt Thoralf M
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OBJECTIVES: Bicuspid aortic valve is a common condition and is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute aortic dissection. Patient-specific prediction of the risk of developing thoracic aortic aneurysm, however, is imprecise. We hypothesize that genotypic variations in patients with bicuspid aortic valves contribute to this observed variability in aortic...
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