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BACKGROUND Sex-related differences as well as the adverse effect of pregnancy on aortic disease outcome are well-established phenomena in humans with Marfan syndrome (MFS). The underlying mechanisms of these observations are largely unknown. OBJECTIVES In an initial (pilot) step we aimed to confirm the differences between male and female MFS patients as well as between females with and withou...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.285.6340.464