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Epigenetic mechanisms in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the need for global perspectives.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 1 Jun 2016
Chelladurai Prakash, Seeger Werner, Pullamsetti Soni Savai
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and progressive disease, characterised by high pulmonary artery pressure that usually culminates in right heart failure. Recent findings of alterations in the DNA methylation state of superoxide dismutase 2 and granulysin gene loci; histone H1 levels; aberrant expression levels of histone deacetylases and bromodomain-containing protein 4; and dysregulated microRNA...
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