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Identification of Noncoding Functional Regulatory Variants of STIM1 Gene in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 2024
Liu Bingxun, Wen Cen-Jin, Zhou Guangyuan, Wei Yun-Peng, Wu Zeang, Zhang Ting, Zhou Yudan, Qiu Shuyi, Wang Tao, Ruiz Matthieu, Dupuis Jocelyn, Yuan Ping, Liu Jinming, Zhu Liping, Jing Zhi-Cheng, Hu Qinghua
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BACKGROUND: STIM1 (stromal interaction molecule 1) regulates store-operated calcium entry and is involved in pulmonary artery vasoconstriction and pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation, leading to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS: Bioinformatics analysis and a 2-stage matched case-control study were conducted to screen for noncoding variants that may potentially affect STIM1...
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