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[Familial aortic dissection of non-Marfan syndrome with mutations in the transforming growth factor-beta receptor type 1 genes].
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery - 1 Feb 2011
Suzuki Ryo, Mikamo Akihito, Kurazumi Hiroshi, Sato Masafumi, Ikeda Yoshitaka, Shirasawa Bungo, Hamano Kimikazu
Abstract excerpt
Marfan syndrome is an inherited connective tissue disorder with ocular, skeletal and cardiovascular systems and often causes acute aortic dissection. Interestingly, there have been several reports of familial thoracic aortic dissection in patients with autosomal dominant diseases without Marfan syndrome. Variation of the transforming growth factor-beta receptor (TGFBR) gene is reported to be one of the causes. We...
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