cardiovascular system
• elastic fiber fragmentation and greater collagen deposition within the medial compartment of the aortic wall is increased compared to either single heterozygote
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• mutants show an increase in aortic root dimension at 2 and 4 months of age compared to either single heterozygote
• aortic dilatation is specific to the aortic root
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• aortic root aneurysm
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growth/size/body
N |
• mutants exhibit normal body size and growth
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Loeys-Dietz syndrome | DOID:0050466 | J:188799 |