PHACTR1 Is a Genetic Susceptibility Locus for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Supporting Its Complex Genetic Pattern of Inheritance.

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a nonatherosclerotic vascular disease leading to stenosis, dissection and aneurysm affecting mainly the renal and cerebrovascular arteries. FMD is often an underdiagnosed cause of hypertension and stroke, has higher prevalence in females (~80%) but its pathophysiolog...

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Main Authors: Soto Romuald Kiando, Nathan R Tucker, Luis-Jaime Castro-Vega, Alexander Katz, Valentina D'Escamard, Cyrielle Tréard, Daniel Fraher, Juliette Albuisson, Daniella Kadian-Dodov, Zi Ye, Erin Austin, Min-Lee Yang, Kristina Hunker, Cristina Barlassina, Daniele Cusi, Pilar Galan, Jean-Philippe Empana, Xavier Jouven, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Patrick Bruneval, Esther Soo Hyun Kim, Jeffrey W Olin, Heather L Gornik, Michel Azizi, Pierre-François Plouin, Patrick T Ellinor, Iftikhar J Kullo, David J Milan, Santhi K Ganesh, Pierre Boutouyrie, Jason C Kovacic, Xavier Jeunemaitre, Nabila Bouatia-Naji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5085032?pdf=render