Williams-Beuren syndrome is characterized by diffuse arteriopathy due to elastin gene deficiency. We present a patient with de novo supravalvular stenosis due to excessive intimal hyperplasia after a previous repair. This case report supports in vitro and animal studies that have linked elastin deficiency to increased cellular proliferation in the vessel wall with the subsequent development of obstructive lesions. (C) 2015 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Buddhist Tzu Chi Gen Hosp, Dept Pediat, 707,Sect 3,Chung Yang Rd, Hualien, TaiwanBuddhist Tzu Chi Gen Hosp, Dept Pediat, 707,Sect 3,Chung Yang Rd, Hualien, Taiwan
Weng, Chun-Ying
Chang, Yu-Hsun
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Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Dept Med Genet, Taipei, TaiwanBuddhist Tzu Chi Gen Hosp, Dept Pediat, 707,Sect 3,Chung Yang Rd, Hualien, Taiwan
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Su, Yi-Ning
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Lee, Ming-Liang
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Univ Buenos Aires, Inst Invest Med Alfredo Lanari, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF, ArgentinaUniv Buenos Aires, Inst Invest Med Alfredo Lanari, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina