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Thoracic aortic dissection and heritability: forensic implications

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  1. Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2008, Australia

    Elizabeth N. Robertson & Richmond W. Jeremy

  2. Discipline of Pathology, Level 4W, Charles Perkins Centre (D17), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2008, Australia

    Elizabeth N. Robertson & Brett D. Hambly

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Robertson, E.N., Hambly, B.D. & Jeremy, R.W. Thoracic aortic dissection and heritability: forensic implications. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 12, 366–368 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-016-9788-7

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