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Associations of Age and Sex With Marfan Phenotype: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute GenTAC (Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions) Registry.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Roman Mary J, Devereux Richard B, Preiss Liliana R, Asch Federico M, Eagle Kim A, Holmes Kathryn W, LeMaire Scott A, Maslen Cheryl L, Milewicz Dianna M, Morris Shaine A, Prakash Siddharth K, Pyeritz Reed E, Ravekes William J, Shohet Ralph V, Song Howard K, Weinsaft Jonathan W
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BACKGROUND: The associations of age and sex with phenotypic features of Marfan syndrome have not been systematically examined in a large cohort of both children and adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: We evaluated 789 Marfan patients enrolled in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute GenTAC (Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions) Registry (53% male; mean age 31 [range: 1-86...
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