We queried gene expression for twelve known PAH risk genes (ACVRL1, BMPR2, CAV1, EIF2AK4, ENG, KCNK3, KDR, NOTCH1, SMAD4, SMAD9, SOX17, TBX4) and the two new candidate risk genes (FBLN2, PDGFD). Here, SOX17 is linked to pulmonary arterial hypertension.