VSMCs, myofibroblasts, and fibroblasts acquired phagocytic markers LAMP2 (Figure 2B) and CD68 (Figure 2C and 2D) proportionally to the severity of aortic disease, and cells from dissecting aneurysms were positive for Ter-119, suggesting an association with red blood cells (Figure 2F and 2G). This evidence concerns the gene LAMP2 and aneurysm.