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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...
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