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      Familial aggregation of both aortic and cerebral aneurysms: evidence for a common genetic basis in a subset of families.

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      Neurosurgery

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          Abstract

          Although previous reports have described patients with both cerebral and aortic aneurysms, any association was believed to be coincidental. In this study, we provide evidence that aortic and cerebral aneurysm formation may share a common genetic predisposition in some families.

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          Journal
          Neurosurgery
          Neurosurgery
          1524-4040
          0148-396X
          Apr 2005
          : 56
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. dkim7@partners.org
          Article
          15792503
          a33e4c7c-d4bf-4a0e-b68a-3b72e7acc450
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