Mutations in the TBX4 gene are associated with the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in children. Anton Morkin, the father of a young patient, has created a TBX4 global community
Mutations in the TBX4 gene can cause not only heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) in children but also skeletal anomalies causing issues with the knee and hip joints. TBX4 mutations can cause another serious illness, Interstitial Lung Disease in Childhood (chILD), which is also incurable. Anton Morkin is the father of a young boy who […]

