Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Identifies CCDC80 as a Novel Gene Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

• Main Authors: Yuhei eNishimura (Author), Shota eSasagawa (Author), Hirofumi eSawada (Author), Erquan eZhang (Author), Soichiro eMurakami (Author), Yoshifumi eAshikawa (Author), Mizuki eYuge (Author), Shiko eOkabe (Author), Koki eKawaguchi (Author), Reiko eKawase (Author), Yoshihide eMitani (Author), Kazuo eMaruyama (Author), TOSHIO eTANAKA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a heterogeneous disorder associated with a progressive increase in pulmonary artery resistance and pressure. Although various therapies have been developed, the 5-year survival rate of PAH patients remains low. There is thus an important need to identify nove...