Novel promoter and exon mutations of the BMPR2 gene in Chinese patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
β Scribed by Wang, Hu; Li, Wen; Zhang, Weili; Sun, Kai; Song, Xiaodong; Gao, Shuo; Zhang, Channa; Hui, Rutai; Hu, Hong
- Book ID
- 109849121
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1018-4813
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