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Gross BMPR2 gene rearrangements constitute a new cause for primary pulmonary hypertension.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Mar 2005
Cogan Joy D, Vnencak-Jones Cindy L, Phillips John A, Lane Kirk B, Wheeler Lisa A, Robbins Ivan M, Garrison Gladys, Hedges Lora K, Loyd James E
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PURPOSE: Approximately 50% of patients with familial primary pulmonary hypertension (FPPH) have been reported to have mutations within the bone morphogenic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2) gene. The vast majority of these mutations were identified by PCR amplification and sequencing of individual exons. The aim of our study was to determine if additional BMPR2 mutations not found by exon sequencing alone could...
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