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    Clinical Aspects of Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders

    Connective tissue surrounds, supports, and connects a multitude of tissues and organs. It is composed of a cellular component (mostly fibroblasts) and extracellular matrix, with the latter consisting of fibers...

    Aline Verstraeten, Bart Loeys in Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology (2019)

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    Genetics of Marfan Syndrome and Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

    Marfan syndrome (MFS) and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) are two clinically related aortic aneurysm conditions. LDS shows significant clinical overlap with MFS as regards its vascular and skeletal features, includ...

    Aline Verstraeten, Bart Loeys in Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology (2019)