<i>Bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2</i> mutations, clinical phenotypes and outcomes of <scp>J</scp>apanese patients with sporadic or familial pulmonary hypertension

Hiroki Kabata, Toru Satoh, Masaharu Kataoka, Yuichi Tamura, Tomohiko Ono, Miyuki Yamamoto, Huqun, Koichi Hagiwara, Keiichi Fukuda, Tomoko Betsuyaku,

Respirology · 2013 · 32 citations · 31 references

Abstract

The prevalence of BMPR2 mutations in Japanese with PAH was similar to that reported in other populations. At onset of PAH, BMPR2 mutation non-carriers were, on average, younger than carriers, possibly due to the heterogeneity of this subpopulation. With state-of-the-art therapy, the long-term survival of patients with PAH was high, regardless of the mutation status.

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