The genetics of abdominal aortic aneurysm / Seamus C. Harrison.

• Contents: Epidemiology of AAA -- AAA risk factors -- AAA vs. Atherosclerosis -- Pathology of AAA -- AAA management -- AAA natural history -- Screening for AAA -- Surgical repair of AAA -- Genetics of AAA -- Monogenic aortic diseases -- Familial studies -- Meta-analysis of candidate genes -- Chromosome 9p21 & 9q33 and risk of AAA -- Aneurysm consortium GWAS AAA results -- Regional association with CHD -- Future directions.

Ämnesord

Aortic aneurysms.  (LCSH)

Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal  -- epidemiology. (MeSH)

Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal  -- genetics. (MeSH)