Article
Fatal respiratory failure in a full-term newborn with two ABCA3 gene mutations: a case report.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association - 1 Jan 2011
Ciantelli M, Ghirri P, Presi S, Sigali E, Vuerich M, Somaschini M, Ferrari M, Boldrini A, Carrera P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic mutations associated with pulmonary surfactant protein deficiency are associated with diverse clinical phenotypes. Mutations of the surfactant protein B and C genes were the first to be described. In 2004, fatal surfactant deficiency in newborns due to mutations of the gene encoding the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A3 (ABCA3) was first reported. Few cases of lethal adenosine...
Topics
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Mutation
- Radiography, Thoracic
- Recurrence
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
