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Longitudinal analysis casts doubt on the presence of genetic anticipation in heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Nov 2012
Larkin Emma K, Newman John H, Austin Eric D, Hemnes Anna R, Wheeler Lisa, Robbins Ivan M, West James D, Phillips John A, Hamid Rizwan, Loyd James E
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RATIONALE: Analysis of the age of onset in heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) has led to the hypothesis that genetic anticipation causes younger age of onset and death in subsequent generations. With accrual of pedigree data over multiple decades, we retested this hypothesis using analyses that eliminate the truncation of data that exists with shorter duration of follow-up. OBJECTIVES: To analyze...
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