The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 6 , Pages 1531-1536 , December 2005

Ubiquitin fusion degradation 1–like gene dysregulation in bicuspid aortic valve

  • Salah Ali Mohamed, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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  • Thorsten Hanke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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  • Claudia Schlueter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Center for Human Genetics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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  • Joern Bullerdiek, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Center for Human Genetics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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  • Hans-Hinrich Sievers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hans-H. Sievers, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany

Received 19 April 2005 ,Revised 17 June 2005 ,Accepted 8 August 2005.

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PII: S0022-5223(05)01382-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.08.017

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 6 , Pages 1531-1536 , December 2005

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