Researchers link chromosome region to thoracic aortic disease
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms that lead to acute aortic dissections are 12 times more likely to have duplications in the DNA in a region of chromosome 16 (16p13.1) than those without the disease, according to a study led by genetic researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).