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A novel BMPR2 gene mutation associated with exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension in septal defects.
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PMID:  21070126     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between exercise-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension and genetic changes related to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signalling pathway in patients with cardiac septal defects.
DESIGN: In a population-based group of 44 patients (age 13-25 years) with either isolated ventricular septal defect (n=27) or isolated atrial septal defect (n=17), right ventricular systolic pressure response to submaximal exercise was studied by echocardiography and classified as normal (≤45 mmHg), borderline (45-50 mmHg) or abnormal (>50 mmHg). Three genes related to TGF-β, bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2), activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1) and endoglin (ENG), were analyzed by DNA sequencing (only BMPR2) and multiplex ligand-dependent probe amplification (BMPR2, ALK1 and ENG).
RESULTS: Pressure response was borderline in five and abnormal in nine patients. Five patients showed mutations in exon 12 of the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 gene. The previously described polymorphism S775N (c. 2324, G > A) was found in three patients with normal pressure response. The mutation Y589C (c. 1766, A > G), which has not been described previously, was found in two of 14 patients with borderline/abnormal pressure response.
CONCLUSION: Genetic changes in the BMPR2 gene may be overrepresented in patients with cardiac septal defects and exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension.
Authors:
Thomas Möller; Trond P Leren; Kristin L Eiklid; Henrik Holmstrøm; Per Morten Fredriksen; Erik Thaulow
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-11-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ     Volume:  44     ISSN:  1651-2006     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. Cardiovasc. J.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9708377     Medline TA:  Scand Cardiovasc J     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  331-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pediatric Department, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway. thomas.moller@siv.no
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