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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...
Autores principales: | Batton, Kyle A., Austin, Christopher O., Bruno, Katelyn A., Burger, Charles D., Shapiro, Brian P., Fairweather, DeLisa |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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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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