Article
FBN1 polymorphisms in patients with the dilatative pathology of the ascending thoracic aorta.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 1 Apr 2015
Lesauskaite Vaiva, Sepetiene Ramune, Jariene Giedre, Patamsyte Vaiva, Zukovas Giedrius, Grabauskyte Ingrida, Stanioniene Zita, Sirmenis Raimondas, Benetis Rimantas
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate polymorphisms of the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene (namely, rs2118181, rs1036477, rs10519177, rs755251 and rs4774517) in a case-control study for dilatative pathology of the ascending thoracic aorta (DPATA) from Lithuanians. METHODS: We studied 312 patients who had undergone aortic reconstructive surgery for DPATA. These patients were sub-divided according to the phenotypes of their DPATA...
