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Coexistence of pulmonary arterial hypertension and straight back syndrome in a patient with a novel BMPR2 variant affecting cytoplasmic tail domain.
European journal of medical research - 1 Apr 2024
Tang Mi, Luo Jun, Liu Qingqing, Song Jie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pathologic variants in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor-2 (BMPR2) gene cause a pulmonary arterial hypertension phenotype in an autosomal-dominant pattern with incomplete penetrance. Straight back syndrome is one of the causes of pseudo-heart diseases. To date, no cases of idiopathic or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension with straight back syndrome have been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A...
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