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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for Descending thoracic aorta aneurysm
  1. Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection 
    Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (familial TAAD) involves problems with the aorta, which is the large blood vessel that distributes blood from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...l-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-and-dissection - Genetics
  2. FBN1 gene 
    ... MedlinePlus Genetics provides information about Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection More About This Health Condition MedlinePlus ... that controls blood flow through the heart), the aorta (a large blood vessel that distributes blood from ... Belmont JW. FBN1 mutations in patients with descending thoracic aortic dissections. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fbn1 - Genetics