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[Bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor gene promoter mutation-142G > A in a patient with familial pulmonary arterial hypertension].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 3 Feb 2009
Li Wen, Hu Hong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation between bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor (BMPR2) gene promoter mutation and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were collected from a 36-year-old female patient with familial PAH (FPAH), 19 idiopathic PAH (IPAH) patients, and 50 healthy controls. DNA sequencing was conducted for the position -2022 bp upstream of the promoter...
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