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Hypercholesterolemia Induced by a PCSK9 Gain-of-Function Mutation Augments Angiotensin II-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in C57BL/6 Mice-Brief Report.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2016
Lu Hong, Howatt Deborah A, Balakrishnan Anju, Graham Mark J, Mullick Adam E, Daugherty Alan
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OBJECTIVE: Gain-of-function mutations of PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9) lead to hypercholesterolemia. This study was to determine whether infection of normocholesterolemic mice with an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector expressing a gain-of-function mutation of mouse PCSK9 increased angiotensin II (AngII)-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms. APPROACH AND RESULTS: In an initial study, male...
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