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Primary pulmonary hypertension is associated with reduced pulmonary vascular expression of type II bone morphogenetic protein receptor.
Circulation - 9 Apr 2002
Atkinson Carl, Stewart Susan, Upton Paul D, Machado Rajiv, Thomson Jennifer R, Trembath Richard C, Morrell Nicholas W
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the type II receptor for bone morphogenetic protein (BMPR-II), a receptor member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily, underlie many familial and sporadic cases of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). METHODS AND RESULTS: Because the sites of exp...
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