Sex differences in pulmonary arterial hypertension: role of infection and autoimmunity in the pathogenesis of disease

Registry data worldwide indicate an overall female predominance for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) of 2–4 over men. Genetic predisposition accounts for only 1–5% of PAH cases, while autoimmune diseases and infections are closely linked to PAH. Idiopathic PAH may include patients with undiagno...

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Autores principales: Batton, Kyle A., Austin, Christopher O., Bruno, Katelyn A., Burger, Charles D., Shapiro, Brian P., Fairweather, DeLisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5907450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29669571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-018-0176-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5907450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29669571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-018-0176-8

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