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A rare homozygous missense GDF2 (BMP9) mutation causing PAH in siblings: Does BMP10 status contribute?
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2023
Upton Paul, Richards Susan, Bates Angela, Niederhoffer Karen Y, Morrell Nicholas W, Christian Susan
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease characterized by pathological remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature causing elevated pulmonary artery pressures and ultimately, right ventricular failure from chronic pressure overload. Heterozygous pathogenic GDF2 (encoding bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9)) variants account for some (>1%) adult PAH cases. Only three pediatric PAH cases, harboring homozygous...
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