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Editorial
. 2017 Nov;37(11):1983-1986.
doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.310031.

Further Evidence Supporting a Protective Role of Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGFβ) in Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection

George Tellides  1
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Further Evidence Supporting a Protective Role of Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGFβ) in Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection

George Tellides. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2017 Nov.
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