| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| EVG | Elastica van Gieson |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| ELN | Elastin gene |
| NE | Neutrophil elastase |
| NEP | Neprilysin |
| FBN1 | Fibrillin-1 |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| ACTB | Beta-actin |
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