Chromosome region linked to thoracic aortic disease
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 22:30
in Biology & Nature
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 by genetics researchers.