Dysregulated Proteins in Plasma Distinguishing Loeys-Dietz Syndrome from Other Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease - An Explorative Study.
OBJECTIVES Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) are often found in younger individuals and approximately 20% may be associated with heritable thoracic aortic disease (HTAD). There are some data on genomic biomarkers reflecting inflammation and extracellular matrix remodeling in HTAD. However, data that accurately reflect th...