Genetic Anticipation and Abnormal Gender Ratio at Birth in Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

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The genetic basis of familial primary pulmonary hypertension (FPPH) is unknown, but the clinical and pathologic features are the same as in sporadically occurring primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). Because few families with this disease have been reported, the mode of inheritance and genetic features have not been clearly established. We previously reported a tendency for decreasing age of onset in subsequent...

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