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primary pulmonary hypertension

MIM.178600

PPH

Types

- autosomal recessive form of PPH (MIM.265400)

Synopsis

- numerous plexiform vascular lesions.
- plexogenic pulmonary arteriopathy

Etiology

- Locus PPH1 at 2q33: germline mutations in the BMPR2 gene (MIM.600799)

Associations

- hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 2 (HHT2) (MIM.600376)

References

- Knight JA, Wilson JF. Primary pulmonary hypertension in childhood: a report of two brothers. Pediatr Pathol. 1985;4(1-2):13-23. PMID: 2937032