| Literature DB >> 17517255 |
Marco Somaschini1, Lawrence M Nogee, Isabella Sassi, Olivier Danhaive, Silvia Presi, Renata Boldrini, Cristina Montrasio, Maurizio Ferrari, Susan E Wert, Paola Carrera.
Abstract
Genetic abnormalities of pulmonary surfactant were identified by DNA sequence analysis in 14 (12 full-term, 2 preterm) of 17 newborn infants with fatal respiratory distress of unknown etiology. Deficiency of adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette protein, member A3 (n = 12) was a more frequent cause of this phenotype than deficiency of surfactant protein B (n = 2).Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17517255 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.03.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406