Genetics of pediatric interstitial lung disease.

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The interstitial lung diseases are a heterogeneous group of rare disorders of largely unknown etiology. The occurrence of familial cases of pediatric interstitial lung diseases with the onset of symptoms developing early in infancy has suggested a genetic basis for some forms of interstitial lung diseases in children. RECENT FINDINGS: Mutations in the genes encoding surfactant protein C, SFTPC,...

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