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Genetic testing and clinical relevance of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in northwestern China.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Oct 2021
Li Jinjie, Yang Liu, Diao Yanjun, Zhou Lei, Xin Yijuan, Jiang Liqing, Li Rui, Wang Juan, Duan Weixun, Liu Jiayun
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BACKGROUND: Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening pathology that remains a challenge worldwide. Up to 40% of TAAD cases are hereditary with complex heterogeneous genetic backgrounds. The purposes of this study were to determine the diagnostic rate of patients with TAAD, investigate the molecular pathologic spectrum of TAAD by next-generation sequencing (NGS), and explore the future...
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