In WT and TNC KO mice, AAA groups showed a significant increase in aortic diameter ratio compared to sham-operated mice 3 and 10 weeks after AAA induction (3 weeks: WT-SHAM versus WT-AAA: P < 0.001, TNC KO-SHAM versus TNC KO-AAA: P < 0.05; 10 weeks: WT-SHAM versus WT-AAA: P < 0.001, TNC KO-SHAM versus TNC KO-AAA: P < 0.05, Fig. 3). Here, TNC is linked to triple-A syndrome.