Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Deeper Evaluation of Genetic Risk in the -Omics Era

Rajiv D Machado^{1

2}, Laura Southgate²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK.
² Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK.

Editorial

Rajiv D Machado et al. Genes (Basel). 2021.

. 2021 Nov 16;12(11):1798.

doi: 10.3390/genes12111798.

Rajiv D Machado^{1

2}, Laura Southgate²

¹ Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK.
² Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK.

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a highly heterogeneous disorder with a complex, multifactorial aetiology [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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