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[Mutations in the gene encoding bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension].
Archivos de bronconeumologia - 1 Jan 2008
Baloira Adolfo, Vilariño Carlos, Leiro Virginia, Valverde Diana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease that can have a familial component. It has been shown that more than 50% of cases of familial PAH are associated with mutations in the gene encoding bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2), which acts as a receptor for members of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily. Some studies in patients with idiopathic PAH have also shown...
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