Aya Nomura-Kitabayashi

Sep 12, 2024 | nature.com | Sizhao Lu |Yang Xu |Shouneng Peng |Adrien Georges |Aya Nomura-Kitabayashi |Robert Wiener | +5 more

AbstractFibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a poorly understood disease affecting 3–5% of adult females. The pathobiology of FMD involves arterial lesions of stenosis, dissection, tortuosity, dilation and aneurysm, which can lead to hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarction and even death. Currently, there are no animal models for FMD and few insights as to its pathobiology.