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Association of the TGF-beta receptor genes with abdominal aortic aneurysm.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2010
Baas A F, Medic J, van 't Slot R, de Kovel C G, Zhernakova A, Geelkerken R H, Kranendonk S E, van Sterkenburg S M, Grobbee D E, Boll A P, Wijmenga C, Blankensteijn J D, Ruigrok Y M
Abstract excerpt
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a multifactorial condition. The transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) pathway regulates vascular remodeling and mutations in its receptor genes, TGFBR1 and TGFBR2, cause syndromes with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). The TGF-beta pathway may be involved in aneurysm development in general. We performed an association study by analyzing all the common genetic variants in...
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