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[Mutations of genes coding for TGF-beta receptors (BMPR2 and ALK-1) in primary pulmonary arterial hypertension].
Journal de la Societe de biologie - 1 Jan 2002
Humbert Marc
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary hypertension is defined by an elevation in pulmonary artery pressure leading to progressive right heart failure and death. Primary (idiopathic) pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare disease with an estimated incidence of 2 per million inhabitants per year in France. Abnormal pulmonary artery angiogenesis is a characteristic feature of this condition including endothelial and smooth muscle cell...
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