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Editorial
. 2018 Jun 28;51(6):1801058.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01058-2018. Print 2018 Jun.

Beyond oestrogens: towards a broader evaluation of the hormone profile in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Jessica B Badlam  1 , Eric D Austin  2
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Editorial

Beyond oestrogens: towards a broader evaluation of the hormone profile in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Jessica B Badlam et al. Eur Respir J. .
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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Simplified scheme of steroid hormone synthesis. DHEA: dehydroepiandrosterone; DHEA-S: dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. Adapted from [35].
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