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Expanding the Evidence of a Semi-Dominant Inheritance in GDF2 Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Cells - 15 Nov 2021
Gallego Natalia, Cruz-Utrilla Alejandro, Guillén Inmaculada, Bonora Amparo Moya, Ochoa Nuria, Arias Pedro, Lapunzina Pablo, Escribano-Subias Pilar, Nevado Julián, Tenorio-Castaño Jair
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) sometimes co-exists with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Despite being clinically diagnosable according to Curaçao criteria, HHT can be difficult to diagnose due to its clinically heterogenicity and highly overlapping with PAH. Genetic analysis of the associated genes ACVRL1, ENG, SMAD4 and GDF2 can help to confirm or discard the presumptive diagnosis. As part of...
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