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ELN gene triplication responsible for familial supravalvular aortic aneurysm.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Apr 2015
Guemann Anne-Sophie, Andrieux Joris, Petit Florence, Halimi Emmanuel, Bouquillon Sonia, Manouvrier-Hanu Sylvie, Van De Kamp Jiddeke, Boileau Catherine, Hanna Nadine, Jondeau Guillaume, Vaksmann Guy, Houfflin-Debarge Veronique, Holder-Espinasse Muriel
Abstract excerpt
Supravalvular aortic aneurysms are less frequent than abdominal ones. Among Supravalvular aortic aneurysm aetiologies, we focused on dystrophic lesions as they can be secondary to genetic causes such as elastin anomaly. We report on a familial 7q11.23 triplication - including the ELN gene - segregating with a supravalvular aortic aneurysm. During her first pregnancy, our index patient was diagnosed with tuberous...
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