Association of polymorphisms in FBN1, MYH11, and TGF-β signaling-related genes with susceptibility of sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in the Zhejiang Han population

Abstract

Sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (sTAAD) is a complicated vascular disease with a high mortality rate. And its genetic basis has not been fully explored.

Keywords

• sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection
• polymorphism
• fbn1
• myh11
• tgf-β
• the chinese population