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A novel BMPR2 gene mutation associated with exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension in septal defects.
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ - 1 Dec 2010
Möller Thomas, Leren Trond P, Eiklid Kristin L, Holmstrøm Henrik, Fredriksen Per Morten, Thaulow Erik
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OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between exercise-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension and genetic changes related to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signalling pathway in patients with cardiac septal defects. DESIGN: In a population-based group of 44 patients (age 13-25 years) with either isolated ventricular septal defect (n=27) or isolated atrial septal defect (n=17),...
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