MUTATION: MFAP5
DISORDER NAME: MFAP5
CLASSIFICATION: Non-syndromic FTAAD
MOLECULAR PATHWAY: Extra cellular matrix (ECM)
features
MFAP5 encodes microfibrillar-associated glycoprotein 2 (MAGP-2, is a component of fibrillin containing microfibrils in the ECM)
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection (TAAD)
- Mild Marfan-like skeletal features (Barbier et al 2014)