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ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 05:53 AM
MCC of aortic dissection in 20 year old--
Defect in
1. Elastin
or
2.Fibrillin
ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 05:54 AM
elastin
ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 05:54 AM
2???????
ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 05:56 AM
fibrillin
ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 05:57 AM
agree fibrillin
ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 05:59 AM
AGREE 2
ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 06:00 AM
dont u guys just wish the exam was only on patho and nothing else..
ArchivalUser
07-24-2006, 07:04 AM
Yeah cd45:-)
I think fribrillin too. Because Q mentions "defect".
Elastin defects in aorta, not that common, I think.
Because Atherosclerosis and HTN cause elastin to degenerate.
Thanks to all.
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