| It is strange but true that the exact Cause of | | | | genes.Most cases of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension |
| Primary Pulmonary Hypertension is yet to be | | | | are, however, found to be not inherited as a result |
| ascertained. However, researchers in this regard | | | | of traits in genes. Cirrhosis of THE liver, stimulant |
| suggest that certain diet drugs (appetite | | | | abuse and H.I.V. infection are often closely associated |
| suppressants) can make a person more prone to | | | | with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, though no |
| developing this fatal condition.Primary Pulmonary | | | | cause of the disease has been specifically delineated. |
| Hypertension is basically a disorder of the blood | | | | Conclusive evidence has, however, been found |
| vessels wherein the pressure in the pulmonary artery | | | | regarding a direct correlation between the usage of |
| rises above normal levels, thereby posing a | | | | appetite suppressants (diet drugs) and the risk of |
| life-threatening risk. Several diseases or causative | | | | Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. The names of |
| factors, largely unknown, may lead to the | | | | Pondimin and Redux, commonly known as Fen Phen, |
| malfunctioning denoted by the term Primary | | | | are important in this regard. These drugs were |
| Pulmonary Hypertension.Research done in recent | | | | recommended by hospitals and health centers from |
| times point out that A mutation in the gene denoted | | | | the 1970s to late 1990s. The manufacturers and the |
| BMPR2 Causes Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. | | | | people prescribing it (doctors and the like) did not |
| Researchers have sensed that other genes may also | | | | have the necessary diligence to discover the severe |
| possibly lead to causing Primary Pulmonary | | | | risk involved in using the drugs. Their ignorance has, |
| Hypertension. It is also probable that other genes can | | | | thus, been the cause of thousands of people either |
| contribute to the development of the disease in | | | | suffering from the disease or potentially at risk to fall |
| people, together with the known mutation of the | | | | prey to the deadly condition. |
| BMPR2 gene. The disease is thereby inheritable via | | | | |