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Relationship between fibrillin-1 genotype and severity of cardiovascular involvement in Marfan syndrome.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Nov 2017
Franken Romy, Teixido-Tura Gisela, Brion Maria, Forteza Alberto, Rodriguez-Palomares Jose, Gutierrez Laura, Garcia Dorado David, Pals Gerard, Mulder Barbara Jm, Evangelista Artur
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BACKGROUND: The effect of FBN1 mutation type on the severity of cardiovascular manifestations in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) has been reported with disparity results. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to determine the impact of the FBN1 mutation type on aortic diameters, aortic dilation rates and on cardiovascular events (ie, aortic dissection and cardiovascular mortality). METHODS: MFS patients with a...
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