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Upregulation of ADAMTS‑7 and downregulation of COMP are associated with aortic aneurysm.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Oct 2017
Qin Wei, Cao Yide, Li Liangpeng, Chen Wen, Chen Xin
Abstract excerpt
Aortic aneurysm (AA) remains a fatal condition with high rates of morbidity and mortality, and the associated underlying mechanism influencing its pathology remains to be elucidated. A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS)‑7 has previously been demonstrated to be involved in the pathogenesis of vascular atherosclerosis via degradation of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP)....
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