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Characterization of micro-RNA Profile in the Blood of Patients with Marfan's Syndrome.
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon - 1 Jan 2018
Abu-Halima Masood, Ludwig Nicole, Rädle-Hurst Tanja, Keller Andreas, Motsch Lars, Marsollek Ina, El Rahman Mohammed Abd, Abdul-Khaliq Hashim, Meese Eckart
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Marfan's syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant inheritance disorder with a 1/5,000 live-birth prevalence. It is characterized by a wide range of clinical manifestations with more than 3,000 mutations identified in the FBN1 gene. In this study, we aimed to determine if specific patterns of circulating micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are associated with MFS-associated with cardiovascular diseases. METHODS:...
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