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Molecular and functional characterization of the BMPR2 gene in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Scientific reports - 15 May 2017
Pousada Guillermo, Lupo Vincenzo, Cástro-Sánchez Sheila, Álvarez-Satta María, Sánchez-Monteagudo Ana, Baloira Adolfo, Espinós Carmen, Valverde Diana
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive disease that causes the obstruction of precapillary pulmonary arteries and a sustained increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. The aim was to analyze functionally the variants found in the BMPR2 gene and to establish a genotype-phenotype correlation. mRNA expression studies were performed using pSPL3 vector, studies of subcellular localization were performed...
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