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Mutation of SFTPC in infantile pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with or without fibrosing lung disease.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Apr 2004
Tredano Mohammed, Griese Matthias, Brasch Frank, Schumacher Silja, de Blic Jacques, Marque Stéphanie, Houdayer Claude, Elion Jacques, Couderc Rémy, Bahuau Michel
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary surfactant protein C (SP-C) is a highly hydrophobic peptide produced by type-II alveolar cells through the processing of a high-molecular weight precursor (pro-SP-C), that enhances surface tension and facilitates the recycling of pulmonary surfactant in vitro. Recently, two seemingly dominant-negative mutations of the pro-SP-C-encoding gene (SFTPC, MIM 178620), were reported in families with...
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