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Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder resulting from pathogenic variants in FBN1 gene. FBN1 encodes for fibrillin-1, an important extracellular matrix protein.
Jeffrey Aalders +7 more
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A tandem duplication within the fibrillin 1 gene is associated with the mouse tight skin mutation. [PDF]
Mice carrying the Tight skin (Tsk) mutation have thickened skin and visceral fibrosis resulting from an accumulation of extracellular matrix molecules.
Buchberg, Arthur M. +7 more
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Fibrillin-1 Misfolding and Disease
Fibrillin-1 is a 350 kDa calcium-binding protein which assembles to form 10-12 nm microfibrils in the extracellular matrix (ECM). The structure of fibrillin-1 is dominated by two types of disulfide-rich motifs, the calcium- binding epidermal growth factor-like (cbEGF) and transforming growth factor beta binding protein-like (TB) domains.
Whiteman, P, Hutchinson, S, Handford, P
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Genetic testing in Marfan syndrome [PDF]
Genetic testing is aiding rapid diagnosis of Marfan syndrome as a basis for management of eye, heart and skeletal disease. The affected patient's mutation can be used as a basis for prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of offspring.
Aragon-Martin, JA, Child, AH, Sage, K
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Medial deterioration leading to thoracic aortic aneurysms arises from multiple causes, chief among them mutations to the gene that encodes fibrillin-1 and leads to Marfan syndrome.
Cristina Cavinato +7 more
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"Computational Analysis of the Effect of fbn1 Gene Mutations in the Marfan Syndrome" [PDF]
Fibrillin is a large glycoprotein synthesized in the tissues involved in Marfan syndrome, and known to be involved in tissue elasticity. The syndrome is corresponded to fbn1 gene and is characterized by cardiovascular, ocular, and skeletal abnormalities.
H Mohabatkar
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An iPSC-derived vascular model of Marfan syndrome identifies key mediators of smooth muscle cell death. [PDF]
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in FBN1, which encodes the extracellular matrix protein fibrillin-1.
Bernard, William George +6 more
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Material and mechanical properties of bones deficient for fibrillin-1 or fibrillin-2 microfibrils [PDF]
The contribution of non-collagenous components of the extracellular matrix to bone strength is largely undefined. Here we report that deficiency of fibrillin-1 or fibrillin-2 microfibrils causes distinct changes in bone material and mechanical properties. Morphometric examination of mice with hypomorphic or null mutations in fibrillin-1 or fibrillin-2,
Emilio, Arteaga-Solis +6 more
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Background Elderly patients have a relatively high cardiovascular risk due to increased arterial stiffness, elevated blood pressure and decreased amounts of elastin in the arteries.
Ida Åström Malm +4 more
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The ADAMTS (A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin motifs) family [PDF]
The ADAMTS (A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin motifs) enzymes are secreted, multi-domain matrix-associated zinc metalloendopeptidases that have diverse roles in tissue morphogenesis and patho-physiological remodeling, in ...
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