A novel mutation in the BMPR2 gene in familial pulmonary arterial hypertension

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 399-404

  Fu, Li Jun ^a   Zhou, Ai Qing ^a   Huang, Mei Rong ^a   Shen, Shu Hong ^a   Shen, Jie ^b   Zhang, Zhi Fang ^a   Li, Fen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

BMPR2 gene; Mutation; Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 2; DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 2; VALINE; BMPR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTOPULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETICS; INFANT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE;

EID: 42449142299     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200803010-00004     Document Type: Article

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