Aneurysm-Specific miR-221 and miR-146a Participates in Human Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Altered microRNA expression is implicated in cardiovascular diseases. Our objective was to determine microRNA signatures in thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) compared with control non-aneurysmal aortic specimens. We evaluated the expression of fifteen selected mi...

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Main Authors: Premakumari Venkatesh, Julie Phillippi, Sasanka Chukkapalli, Mercedes Rivera-Kweh, Irina Velsko, Thomas Gleason, Paul VanRyzin, Seyed Hossein Aalaei-Andabili, Ravi Kiran Ghanta, Thomas Beaver, Edward Kar Leung Chan, Lakshmyya Kesavalu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/4/875