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Mutation of ACTA2 gene as an important cause of familial and nonfamilial nonsyndromatic thoracic aortic aneurysm and/or dissection (TAAD).
Human mutation - 1 Oct 2009
Morisaki Hiroko, Akutsu Koichi, Ogino Hitoshi, Kondo Norihiro, Yamanaka Itaru, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki, Yoshimuta Tsuyoshi, Okajima Toshiya, Matsuda Hitoshi, Minatoya Kenji, Sasaki Hiroaki, Tanaka Hiroshi, Ishibashi-Ueda Hatsue, Morisaki Takayuki
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 20% of aortic aneurysm and/or dissection (AAD) cases result from inherited disorders, including several systemic and syndromatic connective-tissue disorders, such as Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Loeys-Dietz syndrome, which are caused by mutations in the FBN1, COL3A1, and TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 genes, respectively. Nonsyndromatic AAD also has a familial background, and mutations of the...
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