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Repeat length polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene influences pulmonary artery pressure in heart failure.
American heart journal - 1 Mar 2007
Olson Thomas P, Snyder Eric M, Frantz Robert P, Turner Stephen T, Johnson Bruce D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension is common in patients with heart failure (HF); however, for a given degree of left ventricular dysfunction, the range in pulmonary artery pressures (PAPs) is large. Polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene have been implicated in contributing to smooth muscle dysfunction and remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature. This study examined the influence of a repeat...
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