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Potential function of microRNAs in thoracic aortic aneurysm and thoracic aortic dissection pathogenesis.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Dec 2019
Senturk Tugce, Antal Arzu, Gunel Tuba
Abstract excerpt
Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) are aortic diseases known as 'silent killers'. While TAA is characterized by an enlargement of at least half of the normal aortic diameter, TAD is characterized by progressive pseudo‑lumen formation, which results in the gradual separation of the aortic wall layers. In the present study, a total of 28 serum samples from nine patients with TAA,...
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