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Pulmonary hypertension in transgenic mice expressing a dominant-negative BMPRII gene in smooth muscle.
Circulation research - 30 Apr 2004
West James, Fagan Karen, Steudel Wolfgang, Fouty Brian, Lane Kirk, Harral Julie, Hoedt-Miller Marloes, Tada Yuji, Ozimek John, Tuder Rubin, Rodman David M
Abstract excerpt
Bone morphogenetic peptides (BMPs), a family of cytokines critical to normal development, were recently implicated in the pathogenesis of familial pulmonary arterial hypertension. The type-II receptor (BMPRII) is required for recognition of all BMPs, and targeted deletion of BMPRII in mice results in fetal lethality before gastrulation. To overcome this limitation and study the role of BMP signaling in postnatal...
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