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The non-syndromic familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections maps to 15q21 locus.
BMC medical genetics - 11 Oct 2010
Keramati Ali R, Sadeghpour Anita, Farahani Maryam M, Chandok Gurangad, Mani Arya
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BACKGROUND: Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) is a critical condition that often goes undiagnosed with fatal consequences. While majority of the cases are sporadic, more than 20% are inherited as a single gene disorder. The most common familial TAA is Marfan syndrome (MFS), which i...
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