Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3006622 | Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This chapter will provide a practical look at the rapidly evolving field regarding the genetics of thoracic aortic aneurysm. It will start with a look at the history of the genetics of thoracic aortic aneurysm and will then move on to elucidating the discovery of familial patterns of thoracic aortic aneurysm. We will next review the Mendelian genetics of transmission of thoracic aortic aneurysm. We will move on to the molecular genetics at the DNA level and finish with a discussion of the molecular genetics at the RNA level, including a promising investigational “RNA Signature” test that we have been developing at Yale.
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Authors
John A. Elefteriades, Pawel Pomianowski,