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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 15;148(7):607-609.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065946. Epub 2023 Aug 14.

BEST3-Mediated MEKK2/3 Activation: A Novel Therapeutic Target in Aortopathies

Hisashi Sawada  1   2   3 , Alan Daugherty  1   2   3
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Editorial

BEST3-Mediated MEKK2/3 Activation: A Novel Therapeutic Target in Aortopathies

Hisashi Sawada et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; aneurysm; angiotensins; aorta; dissection; myocytes, smooth muscle; vascular diseases.

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