Article
SMAD3 pathogenic variants: risk for thoracic aortic disease and associated complications from the Montalcino Aortic Consortium.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2019
Hostetler Ellen M, Regalado Ellen S, Guo Dong-Chuan, Hanna Nadine, Arnaud Pauline, Muiño-Mosquera Laura, Callewaert Bert Louis, Lee Kwanghyuk, Leal Suzanne M, Wallace Stephanie E, Rideout Andrea L, Dyack Sarah, Aatre Rajani D, Boileau Catherine, De Backer Julie, Jondeau Guillaume, Milewicz Dianna M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pathogenic variants in SMAD3 cause thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections, along with aneurysms and rupture of other arteries. Here, we examined differences in clinical presentation of aortic events (dissection or surgical repair of an aneurysm) with respect to age and variant type in an international cohort of individuals with SMAD3 variants. METHODS: Aortic status and events, vital status and...
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