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Extracellular matrix remodeling and cell phenotypic changes in dysplastic and hemodynamically altered semilunar human cardiac valves.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Stephens Elizabeth H, Shangkuan Jennifer, Kuo Joyce J, Carroll Joshua L, Kearney Debra L, Carberry Kathleen E, Fraser Charles D, Grande-Allen K Jane
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INTRODUCTION: Congenital cardiac valve disease is common, affecting ∼1% of the population, with substantial morbidity and mortality, but suboptimal treatment options. Characterization of the specific matrix and valve cell phenotypic abnormalities in these valves could lend insight into disease pa...
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