The genetic basis of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be idiopathic, hereditary, or develop in association with other diseases. Hereditary PAH is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with reduced penetrance and variable age of onset. Heterozygous mutations in BMPR2, encoding a type II receptor in the TGF-β...
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University of Leicester
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539813 |