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Spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection: genetic heterogeneity of chromosome locus 5q13-14 in 2 male familial cases.
Annals of vascular surgery - 1 Jul 2015
Jia Zhongzhi, Zhang Xiaoping, Wang Weiping, Tian Feng, Jiang Guomin, Li Maoquan
Abstract excerpt
Spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (SISMAD) is a rare disease that occurs sporadically. In this report, we describe 2 cases of SISMAD involving an uncle and his nephew. Genetic studies revealed the presence of heterogeneity of a chromosome locus at 5q13-14 in 3 family members (the 2 patients and the nephew's mother), an area previously found to be linked to familial ascending aortic...
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