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Altered surfactant homeostasis and recurrent respiratory failure secondary to TTF-1 nuclear targeting defect.
Respiratory research - 25 Aug 2011
Peca Donatella, Petrini Stefania, Tzialla Chryssoula, Boldrini Renata, Morini Francesco, Stronati Mauro, Carnielli Virgilio P, Cogo Paola E, Danhaive Olivier
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations of genes affecting surfactant homeostasis, such as SFTPB, SFTPC and ABCA3, lead to diffuse lung disease in neonates and children. Haploinsufficiency of NKX2.1, the gene encoding the thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1)--critical for lung, thyroid and central nervous system morphogenesis and function--causes a rare form of progressive respiratory failure designated brain-lung-thyroid...
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