2015

“Genetic Interrogation of the Role of LTBPs in Aortic Aneurysms"

 $100,000 2-year Faculty Grant.

$50,000 Funded by GADA Canada & TFF
January 2016 - December 2018

Daniel Rifkin, PhD

New York University School of Medicine

Publications:

1. LTBP3 Pathogenic Variants Predispose Individuals to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections.
   Guo DC, et al. Am J Hum Genet. 2018;102(4):706-712.

2. LTBPs in biology and medicine: LTBP diseases.
   Rifkin DB, et al. Matrix Biol. 2017. pii: S0945-053X(17)30332-3. Review.

3. Comparison of 10 murine models reveals a distinct biomechanical phenotype in thoracic aortic aneurysms.
   Bellini C, et al. J R Soc Interface. 2017;14(130).

4. Differential ascending and descending aortic mechanics parallel aneurysmal propensity in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome.
   Bellini C, et al.J Biomech. 2016;49(12):2383-2389.