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High Frequency of Pulmonary Hypertension-Causing Gene Mutation in Chinese Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

The pathogenesis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is unknown. Histopathologic studies revealed that pulmonary vasculature lesions similar to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) existed in CTEPH patients as well. It’s well-known that genetic predisposition plays a...

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Autores principales: Xi, Qunying, Liu, Zhihong, Zhao, Zhihui, Luo, Qin, Huang, Zhiwei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26820968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147396