Familial aortic dissection and congenital iris flocculi with hypertension.
Familial clusters of aortic dissection without connective tissue diseases are rare. We report a family with aortic dissection, congenital iris flocculi and hypertension in the young. This suggests that this combination of an uncommon familial phenotype may have a common etiology.
Phowthongkum
Prasit
P
Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. praspowt@hotmail.com
Burapasubkajorn
Patinut
P
Intarabeth
Pongsak
P
Buddhari
Wasin
W
Kowitoonkij
Weerapan
W