Table 1. Genes implicated in heritable thoracic aortic disease.
| Extracellular matrix |
| FBN1 |
| MFAPS |
| LOX |
| TGF-β pathway |
| TGFBR1 |
| TGFBR2 |
| SMAD3 |
| SMAD4 |
| TGFB2 |
| TGFB3 |
| SMAD2 |
| Smooth muscle cell contraction |
| ACTA2 |
| MYH11 |
| MYLK |
| PRKG1 |
| MAT2A |
| FOXE3 |
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