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Progressive lung disease and surfactant dysfunction with a deletion in surfactant protein C gene.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Jun 2004
Hamvas Aaron, Nogee Lawrence M, White Frances V, Schuler Pamela, Hackett Brian P, Huddleston Charles B, Mendeloff Eric N, Hsu Fong-Fu, Wert Susan E, Gonzales Linda W, Beers Michael F, Ballard Philip L
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the surfactant protein (SP)-C gene are responsible for familial and sporadic interstitial lung disease (ILD). The consequences of such mutations on pulmonary surfactant composition and function are poorly understood. To determine the effects of a mutation in the SP-C gene on surfacta...
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