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Biomechanics and gene expression in abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Dec 2014
Reeps Christian, Kehl Sebastian, Tanios Fadwa, Biehler Jonas, Pelisek Jaroslav, Wall Wolfgang A, Eckstein Hans-Henning, Gee Michael W
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to detect inter-relations between the mechanical conditions and material properties of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) wall and the underlying local gene expression of destabilizing inflammatory, proteolytic, and structural factors. METHODS: During open surgery, 51 tissue samples from 31 AAA patients were harvested. Gene expression of collagen types I and III, inflammatory...
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