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Transmission of surfactant protein variants and haplotypes in children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus.
Pediatric research - 1 Jul 2009
Thomas Neal J, DiAngelo Susan, Hess Joseph C, Fan Ruzong, Ball Margaret W, Geskey Joseph M, Willson Douglas F, Floros Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Severity of lung injury with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is variable and may be related to genetic variations. This preliminary report describes a prospective, family-based association study of children hospitalized secondary to RSV, aimed to determine whether intragenic and other haplotypes of surfactant proteins (SP)-A and SP-D are transmitted disproportionately from parents to offspring with...
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