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Surfactant protein B deficiency and gene mutations for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in China Han ethnic population.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2013
Yin Xiaojuan, Meng Fanping, Wang Yan, Xie Lu, Kong Xiangyong, Feng Zhichun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the SP-B deficiency and gene mutations in exon 4 is associated with neonatal RDS in China Han ethnic population. METHODS: The study population consisted of 40 neonates with RDS and 40 neonates with other diseases as control in China Han ethnic population. We Compared SP-B expression in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid with immunoblotting, and analyzed mutations in the...
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