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Study identifies genes genes linked with abdominal aortic aneurysm – News-Medical.Net

A veteran’s study identified more than a dozen genes associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that could be used to better identify people at risk for the often-deadly condition, according to new research published today in the American Heart Associati…

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 28 2020
A veteran’s study identified more than a dozen genes associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that could be used to better identify people at risk for the often-deadly condition, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a bulging or weakening of the aorta – the largest blood vessel in the body. Only about 20% of patients survive the rupture of an …

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