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Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection associated with Marfan-related gene mutations: case report of a family with two gene mutations.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2009
Yamawaki Tohru, Nagaoka Kazuhiro, Morishige Kunio, Sadamatsu Kenji, Tashiro Hideki, Yasunaga Hiroshi, Morisaki Hiroko, Morisaki Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
We report three cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in a Japanese family. Marfan-related genes were analyzed; FBN1 and TGFBR2 gene mutations were observed in this family.
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