The interaction effects between TLR4 and MMP9 gene polymorphisms contribute to aortic aneurysm risk in a Chinese Han population

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[2] Aboyans V(2006)Pathogenesis of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms Ann N Y Acad Sci 1085 339-352

[3] Boileau C(2018)Patients' perceptions of conservative treatment for a small abdominal aortic aneurysm Patient Prefer Adherence 12 119-128

[4] Bossone E(2014)A prospective study of growth and rupture risk of small-to-moderate size ascending aortic aneurysms J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 147 68-74

[5] Bartolomeo RD(2008)Aortic aneurysms: an immune disease with a strong genetic component Circulation 117 242-252

[6] Eggebrecht H(2006)Epidemiology of aortic aneurysm repair in the United States from 1993 to 2003 Ann N Y Acad Sci 1085 1-10

[7] Evangelista A(2018)Diabetes and aortic aneurysm: current state of the art Cardiovasc Res 114 1702-1713

[8] Falk V(2017)Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms Diab Vasc Dis Res 14 463-464

[9] Frank H(2011)Impact of toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms on risk of cancer Hum Immunol 72 193-206

[10] Gaemperli O(2015)Genetic contribution in sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm? Emerging evidence of genetic variants related to TLR-4-mediated signaling pathway as risk determinants Vasc Pharmacol 74 1-10

[1] Erbel R(2014)2014 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult. The task force for the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Eur Heart J 35 2873-2926

[2] Aboyans V(2006)Pathogenesis of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms Ann N Y Acad Sci 1085 339-352

[3] Boileau C(2018)Patients' perceptions of conservative treatment for a small abdominal aortic aneurysm Patient Prefer Adherence 12 119-128

[4] Bossone E(2014)A prospective study of growth and rupture risk of small-to-moderate size ascending aortic aneurysms J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 147 68-74

[5] Bartolomeo RD(2008)Aortic aneurysms: an immune disease with a strong genetic component Circulation 117 242-252

[6] Eggebrecht H(2006)Epidemiology of aortic aneurysm repair in the United States from 1993 to 2003 Ann N Y Acad Sci 1085 1-10

[7] Evangelista A(2018)Diabetes and aortic aneurysm: current state of the art Cardiovasc Res 114 1702-1713

[8] Falk V(2017)Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms Diab Vasc Dis Res 14 463-464

[9] Frank H(2011)Impact of toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms on risk of cancer Hum Immunol 72 193-206

[10] Gaemperli O(2015)Genetic contribution in sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm? Emerging evidence of genetic variants related to TLR-4-mediated signaling pathway as risk determinants Vasc Pharmacol 74 1-10