TAAD
thoracic aortic aneurysm and/or aortic dissection (TAAD)
Etiology
germline mutations in MYH11 (myosin heavy chain 11)
- association TAAS-patent ductus arteriosus
References
Zhu L, Vranckx R, Van Kien PK, Lalande A, Boisset N, Mathieu F, Wegman M, Glancy L, Gasc JM, Brunotte F, Bruneval P, Wolf JE, Michel JB, Jeunemaitre X. Mutations in myosin heavy chain 11 cause a syndrome associating thoracic aortic aneurysm/aortic dissection and patent ductus arteriosus. Nat Genet. 2006 Jan 29; PMID: #16444274#
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