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Genetic modifiers of cardiovascular phenotype caused by elastin haploinsufficiency act by extrinsic noncomplementation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Dec 2011
Kozel Beth A, Knutsen Russell H, Ye Li, Ciliberto Christopher H, Broekelmann Thomas J, Mecham Robert P
Abstract excerpt
Elastin haploinsufficiency causes the cardiovascular complications associated with Williams-Beuren syndrome and isolated supravalvular aortic stenosis. Significant variability exists in the vascular pathology in these individuals. Using the Eln(+/-) mouse, we sought to identify the source of this variability. Following outcrossing of C57Bl/6J Eln(+/-), two backgrounds were identified whose cardiovascular...
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