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Common polymorphisms of Fibulin-5 and the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm development.
Vascular medicine (London, England) - 1 Apr 2010
Badger Stephen A, Soong Chee V, O'Donnell Mark E, Sharif Mohammed A, Makar Ragai R, Hughes Anne E
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Fibulin-5 is a crucial protein in the connective tissue structure of the aortic wall. The purpose of this study was to determine if genetic variation within the Fibulin-5 gene was associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). AAA patients, with disease-free controls, were recruited and a past...
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