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COL5A1 Variants Cause Aortic Dissection by Activating TGF-β-Signaling Pathway.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 1 Jun 2021
Chen Peng, Yu Bo, Li Zongzhe, Chen Yanghui, Sun Yang, Wang Dao Wen
Abstract excerpt
Background Aortic dissection (AD) is one of the most life-threatening cardiovascular diseases that exhibit high genetic heterogeneity. However, it is unclear whether variants within the COL5A1 gene can cause AD. Therefore, we intend to determine whether COL5A1 is a causative gene of AD. Methods and Results We performed targeted sequencing in 702 patients with unrelated sporadic AD and 163 matched healthy controls...
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