The role of type III collagen in the development of familial abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-70

  Van Keulen, C J ^a,b   Van de Akker, E ^b   Pals, G ^b   Rauwerda, J A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Familial abdominal aortic aneurysm; Segregation analysis; Type III collagen deficiency

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0033166422     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0864     Document Type: Article

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