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Mutations of activin-receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK-1) are not found in patients with pulmonary hypertension and underlying connective tissue disease.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jun 2007
Selva-O'Callaghan Albert, Balada Eva, Serrano-Acedo Silvia, Simeon Aznar Carmen Pilar, Ordi-Ros Josep
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a recognized clinical component of systemic autoimmune diseases, especially systemic sclerosis. Mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 gene reported in sporadic and familial primary pulmonary arterial hypertension have failed to be detected in patients with either scleroderma spectrum disease or underlying connective tissue diseases. Activin receptor-like kinase...
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