DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism [DOID:9477]

An artery disease characterized by a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body, e.g. a blood clot.

Synonyms:  pulmonary embolism,  DOID:9477,  pulmonary embolisms,  pulmonary artery embolism,  pulmonary embolus ...