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Genetic influences and neonatal lung disease.
Seminars in neonatology : SN - 1 Feb 2003
Hallman Mikko, Haataja Ritva
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal lung diseases may have a genetic background. The available studies mainly concentrate on surfactant proteins (SP-A, SP-B) and respiratory distress syndrome. Specific alleles of the SP-A and SP-B genes associate interactively with susceptibility to respiratory distress syndrome. This genetic impact on the condition is influenced by environmental, acquired and inherited factors. Other alleles and genotypes...
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