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ROBO4 variants predispose individuals to bicuspid aortic valve and thoracic aortic aneurysm
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart defect (population incidence, 1–2%)1–3 that frequently presents with ascending aortic aneurysm (AscAA)4. BAV/AscAA shows autosomal dominant inheritance wit...
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Open AccessFLNA mutations in surviving males presenting with connective tissue findings: two new case reports and review of the literature
Mutations in the X-linked gene filamin A (FLNA), encoding the actin-binding protein FLNA, cause a wide spectrum of connective tissue, skeletal, cardiovascular and/or gastrointestinal manifestations. Males are typ...