Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection associated with Marfan-related gene mutations: case report of a family with two gene mutations.
We report three cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in a Japanese family. Marfan-related genes were analyzed; FBN1 and TGFBR2 gene mutations were observed in this family.
Yamawaki
Tohru
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume. tohru@orange.ocn.ne.jp
Nagaoka
Kazuhiro
K
Morishige
Kunio
K
Sadamatsu
Kenji
K
Tashiro
Hideki
H
Yasunaga
Hiroshi
H
Morisaki
Hiroko
H
Morisaki
Takayuki
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