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Bone morphogenetic protein type 2 receptor gene therapy attenuates hypoxic pulmonary hypertension.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 May 2007
Reynolds Ann M, Xia Wei, Holmes Mark D, Hodge Sandra J, Danilov Sergei, Curiel David T, Morrell Nicholas W, Reynolds Paul N
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by proliferation of pulmonary vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells causing increased vascular resistance and right heart failure. Mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2) are believed to cause the familial form of the disease. Reduced expression of BMPR2 is also noted in secondary PAH. Recent advances in the...
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