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Extracellular Matrix Defects in Aneurysmal Fibulin-4 Mice Predispose to Lung Emphysema

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2014

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Natasja W. M. Ramnath, Koen M. van de Luijtgaarden, Ingrid van der Pluijm, Menno van Nimwegen, Paula M. van Heijningen, Sigrid M. A. Swagemakers, Bibi S. van Thiel, Ruziedi Y. Ridwan, Nicole van Vliet, Marcel Vermeij,
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Our experimental data identify genetic susceptibility to extracellular matrix degradation and secondary inflammation as the common mechanisms in both COPD and aneurysm formation.

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