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Comparison of surfactant protein B polymorphisms of healthy term newborns with preterm newborns having respiratory distress syndrome.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Jun 2007
Lyra P P R, Vaz F A C, Moreira P E, Hoffmann J W, Demello D E, Diniz E M A
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms and mutations in the surfactant protein B (SP-B) gene have been associated with the pathogenesis of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The objective of the present study was to compare the frequencies of SP-B gene polymorphisms between preterm babies with RDS and healthy term newborns. We studied 50 preterm babies with RDS (inclusion criteria - newborns with RDS and gestational age between 28 and...
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