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rs10263935 and rs6045676 identified by genome-wide association study were associated with aortic dissection in a Chinese population.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2015
Qin Chuan, Chen Lin, Xiao Ying-Bin
Abstract excerpt
Aortic dissection (AD) is a disease characterized by a tear in the aortic intimal layer and separation of the arterial wall. Some risk factors, such as hypertension and Marfan syndrome, are well known in AD, but the role of genetic factor is largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the relation between two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified by genome-wide association study and AD....
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