The genetics of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the post-BMPR2 era

Pulmonary Circulation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-319

  Fessel, Joshua P ^a   Loyd, James E ^a   Austin, Eric D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMPR2; Heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension; Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869089160     PISSN: 20458932     EISSN: 20458940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2045-8932.87293     Document Type: Review

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