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Epigenetic control of vascular smooth muscle cells in Marfan and non-Marfan thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Feb 2011
Gomez Delphine, Coyet Aurélie, Ollivier Véronique, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Jondeau Guillaume, Michel Jean-Baptiste, Vranckx Roger
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Human thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) are characterized by extracellular matrix breakdown associated with progressive smooth muscle cell (SMC) rarefaction. These features are present in all types of TAA: monogenic forms [mainly Marfan syndrome (MFS)], forms associated with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), and degenerative forms. Initially described in a mouse model of MFS, the transforming growth factor-β1...
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