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Genetic analyses in a cohort of children with pulmonary hypertension.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Oct 2016
Levy Marilyne, Eyries Mélanie, Szezepanski Isabelle, Ladouceur Magalie, Nadaud Sophie, Bonnet Damien, Soubrier Florent
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of germline mutations in paediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) is poorly documented. The objective of this study was to determine the mutation frequency in PH genes in a paediatric cohort and describe the clinical characteristics of mutation carriers.The study involved 66 index cases with PH: 35 children with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH); five children with familial PAH...
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