Indispensable roles of OX40L-derived signal and epistatic genetic effect in immune-mediated pathogenesis of spontaneous pulmonary hypertension

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pulmonary hypertension (PH) refers to a spectrum of diseases with elevated pulmonary artery pressure. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease category that clinically presents with severe PH and that is histopathologically...

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Main Authors: Rabieyousefi Moloud, Soroosh Pejman, Satoh Kimio, Date Fumiko, Ishii Naoto, Yamashita Masahiro, Oka Masahiko, McMurtry Ivan F, Shimokawa Hiroaki, Nose Masato, Sugamura Kazuo, Ono Masao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/12/67