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Correlations of phenotype and genotype in relation to morphologic remodelling of the aortic root in patients with Turner's syndrome.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Jun 2009
Prandstraller Daniela, Mazzanti Laura, Giardini Alessandro, Lovato Luigi, Tamburrino Federica, Scarano Emanuela, Cicognani Alessandro, Fattori Rossella, Picchio Fernando M
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BACKGROUND: Patients with Turner's syndrome are at risk of aortic dilation and dissection. Currently, it is not known whether such dilation is related to associated cardiovascular abnormalities, or to the genetic anomaly itself. METHODS: We studied echocardiographically 107 patients with genetically proven Turner's syndrome, with heterogeneous underlying karyotypes, and without associated cardiac lesions. Their...
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