General Information of Disease (ID: DISJIUZP)

Disease Name Pulmonary venoocclusive disease 2
Synonyms PVOD2; pulmonary venoocclusive disease 2, autosomal recessive; hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary; familial pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis; pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
Definition
A rare form of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) characterized by a capillary infiltration of the pulmonary interstitium, bronchioles and pleura leading to elevated pulmonary arterial resistance and right heart failure. PCH is potentially fatal.
Disease Hierarchy
DIS62DX8: Pulmonary venoocclusive disease
DISJIUZP: Pulmonary venoocclusive disease 2
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0009329
MESH ID
C535861
UMLS CUI
C0340848
OMIM ID
234810
MedGen ID
90956
Orphanet ID
199241
SNOMED CT ID
234161007

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)
This Disease Is Related to 2 DTT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
EIF2AK4 TT9U4EP Strong Autosomal recessive [1]
EIF2AK4 TT9U4EP Strong Biomarker [2]
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This Disease Is Related to 1 DOT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DOT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
EIF2AK4 OTLE1JY8 Strong Autosomal recessive [1]
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References

1 The GCN2 eIF2alpha kinase is required for adaptation to amino acid deprivation in mice. Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Oct;22(19):6681-8. doi: 10.1128/MCB.22.19.6681-6688.2002.
2 Response by Hadinnapola et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Phenotypic Characterization of EIF2AK4 Mutation Carriers in a Large Cohort of Patients Diagnosed Clinically With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension".Circulation. 2018 May 29;137(22):2413-2414. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033970.