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Emerging pathogenic mechanisms in human myxomatous mitral valve: lessons from past and novel data.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Hulin Alexia, Deroanne Christophe, Lambert Charles, Defraigne Jean-Olivier, Nusgens Betty, Radermecker Marc, Colige Alain
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INTRODUCTION: Myxomatous mitral valve is one of the most common heart valves diseases in human and has been well characterized at a functional and morphological level. Diseased valves are thickened as a result of extracellular matrix remodeling and proteoglycans accumulation accompanied by the disruption of the stratified structures of the leaflets. METHODS: Global transcriptomic analysis was used as a start-up...
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