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Variants of Focal Adhesion Scaffold Genes Cause Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.
Circulation research - 8 Jan 2021
Li Yang, Gao Shijuan, Han Yingchun, Song Li, Kong Yu, Jiao Yao, Huang Shan, Du Jie, Li Yulin
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) leads to substantial mortality worldwide. Familial and syndromic TAAs are highly correlated with genetics. However, the incidence of sporadic isolated TAA (iTAA) is much higher, and the genetic contribution is not yet clear. OBJECTIVE: Here, we examined the genetic characteristics of sporadic iTAA. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a genetic screen of 551 sporadic iTAA...
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