Familial aggregation of both aortic and cerebral aneurysms : Evidence for a common genetic basis in a subset of families

Although previous reports have described patients with both cerebral and aortic aneurysms, any association was believed to be coincidental. In this study, we provide evidence that aortic and cerebral aneurysm formation may share a common genetic predisposition in some families. A prospective enrollm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurosurgery 2005-04, Vol.56 (4), p.655-661
Hauptverfasser:	KIM, Dong H, VAN GINHOVEN, Grace, MILEWICZ, Dianna M, DEMPSEY, Robert J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aortic Aneurysm - genetics Biological and medical sciences Boston European Continental Ancestry Group Family Female Humans Intracranial Aneurysm - genetics Male Medical sciences Neurosurgery Pedigree Risk Factors Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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