Familial aneurysms of great vessels in young people
The major structural proteins of the vascular wall are collagen and elastin. Genetic connective tissue diseases lead to degeneration, aneurysms and spontaneous dissection or rupture of arteries. The best-known are Marfan syndrome, vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type IV), Loeys-Dietz syndrome and f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-12-01
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| Series: | The EuroBiotech Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24190/ISSN2564-615X/2017/S2.02 |