Bone morphogenetic proteins, genetics and the pathophysiology of primary pulmonary hypertension

Bone morphogenetic proteins, genetics and the pathophysiology of primary pulmonary hypertension

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Several recent papers have shown that both familial primary pulmonary hypertension (FPPH) and sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) may have a common etiology that is associated with the inheritance and/or spontaneous development of germline mutations in...

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Main Authors: Meyrick Barbara, Caestecker Mark De
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor (BMPR-II) gene mutations
morphology
pulmonary arteries
transforming growth factor (TGF)-β superfamily
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr57

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr57

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