HMGB1 and glycogen storage disease VI: The high-mobility group box (HMGB) family iscomprised of four members (HMGB1-4) that play an important role in variousinflammatory diseases and have the capacity to modulate innate immunity [12].Research indicates that elevated HMGB1 levels are present in the aneurysmaltissue of human AAA and in murine experimental models of AAA [13].