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GermlineBMP9mutation causes idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
21 Dec 2018
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Background Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare disease with high heritability. Although several predisposing genes have been linked to IPAH, the genetic aetiology remains unknown for a large number of IPAH cases. Methods We conducted an exome-wide gene-based burden analysis on two independent case–control studies, including a total of 331 IPAH cases and 10 508 controls. Functional...
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