Article
The cardiovascular manifestations of genetic disorders of collagen metabolism.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Jan 2000
Thomas I T, Frias J L
Abstract excerpt
Current research in the biochemistry and molecular genetics of collagen metabolism has produced a sophisticated level of understanding of the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of a number of inherited diseases of connective tissue. Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the cardiovascul...
Topics
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Collagen
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Homocystinuria
- Humans
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mutation