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A founder EIF2AK4 mutation causes an aggressive form of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Iberian Gypsies.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2015
Tenorio J, Navas P, Barrios E, Fernández L, Nevado J, Quezada C A, López-Meseguer M, Arias P, Mena R, Lobo J L, Alvarez C, Heath K, Escribano-Subías P, Lapunzina P
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a pathological condition characterized by a persistent and progressive elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance with devastating consequences if untreated. In the past recent years, several genes have been related to PAH, however, the molecular defect re...
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