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Genetics of syndromic and non-syndromic mitral valve prolapse.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Jun 2018
Le Tourneau Thierry, Mérot Jean, Rimbert Antoine, Le Scouarnec Solena, Probst Vincent, Le Marec Hervé, Levine Robert A, Schott Jean-Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common condition that affects 2%-3% of the general population. MVP is thought to include syndromic forms such as Marfan syndrome and non-syndromic MVP, which is the most frequent form. Myxomatous degeneration and fibroelastic deficiency (FED) are regarded as two different forms of non-syndromic MVP. While FED is still considered a degenerative disease associated with ageing,...
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