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ReviewAnnals of cardiothoracic surgery2017

Differences in manifestations of Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

Josephina A N Meester, Aline Verstraeten, Dorien Schepers, Maaike Alaerts, Lut Van Laer, Bart L Loeys

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Review in Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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134citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
19.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

134 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 295 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Surgical Intervention in Pediatric Marfan Syndrome: A Multiinstitutional Study.World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Josephina A N MeesterCenter of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Aline VerstraetenCenter of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Dorien SchepersCenter of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Maaike AlaertsCenter of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Lut Van LaerCenter of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Bart L LoeysCenter of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Antwerp University Hospital · BEUniversity of Antwerp · BERadboud University Medical Center · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many different heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTD) have been described over the past decades. These syndromes often affect the connective tissue of various organ systems, including heart, blood vessels, skin, joints, bone, eyes, and lungs. The discovery of these HCTD was followed by the identification of mutations in a wide range of genes encoding structural proteins, modifying enzymes, or components of the TGFβ-signaling pathway. Three typical examples of HCTD are Marfan syndrome (MFS), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS). These syndromes show some degree of phenotypical overlap of cardiovascular, skeletal, and cutaneous features. MFS is typically characterized by cardiovascular, ocular, and skeletal manifestations and is caused by heterozygous mutations in

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clinical manifestationsEhlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)Heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTD)Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS)Marfan syndrome (MFS)

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PMID29270370
PMCPMC5721110
OpenAlexW2770924513

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