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Genetic Variants in LRP1 and ULK4 Are Associated with Acute Aortic Dissections.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2016
Guo Dong-Chuan, Grove Megan L, Prakash Siddharth K, Eriksson Per, Hostetler Ellen M, LeMaire Scott A, Body Simon C, Shalhub Sherene, Estrera Anthony L, Safi Hazim J, Regalado Ellen S, Zhou Wei, Mathis Michael R, Eagle Kim A, Yang Bo, Willer Cristen J, Boerwinkle Eric, Milewicz Dianna M
Abstract excerpt
Acute aortic dissections are a preventable cause of sudden death if individuals at risk are identified and surgically repaired in a non-emergency setting. Although mutations in single genes can be used to identify at-risk individuals, the majority of dissection case subjects do not have evidence of a single gene disorder, but rather have the other major risk factor for dissections, hypertension. Initial...
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