Article
SMAD2 Mutations Are Associated with Arterial Aneurysms and Dissections.
Human mutation - 1 Dec 2015
Micha Dimitra, Guo Dong-Chuan, Hilhorst-Hofstee Yvonne, van Kooten Fop, Atmaja Dian, Overwater Eline, Cayami Ferdy K, Regalado Ellen S, van Uffelen René, Venselaar Hanka, Faradz Sultana M H, Vriend Gerrit, Weiss Marjan M, Sistermans Erik A, Maugeri Alessandra, Milewicz Dianna M, Pals Gerard, van Dijk Fleur S
Abstract excerpt
We report three families with arterial aneurysms and dissections in which variants predicted to be pathogenic were identified in SMAD2. Moreover, one variant occurred de novo in a proband with unaffected parents. SMAD2 is a strong candidate gene for arterial aneurysms and dissections given its role in the TGF-β signaling pathway. Furthermore, although SMAD2 and SMAD3 probably have functionally distinct roles in...
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