Among men in 2 cohort studies, hematologic loss of chromosome Y was associated with higher risk of incident #AbdominalAorticAneurysm but not #ThoracicAorticAneurysm. ja.ma/4d5PMcY

Among men in 2 cohort studies, hematologic loss of chromosome Y was associated with higher risk of incident #AbdominalAorticAneurysm but not #ThoracicAorticAneurysm. ja.ma/4d5PMcY
Loss of Y chromosome is associated with ⬆️risk of #AAA #AbdominalAorticAneurysm but Not #TAA #ThoracicAorticAneurysm
LOY was measured in blood cells
#UKBiobank
N=221k, 13.5 y f/up
#MassGeneralBrighamBiobank
N=14k
#AortaEd
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Development of a #Methylation risk score for #AbdominalAorticAneurysm in the #MillionVeteranProgram doi.org/10.1161/CIRC... @DeptVetAffairs @damrauer @bvoight28.bsky.social #Epigenetics #Biomarkers #InflammatoryPathways #TranslationalScience
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