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Natural history of five children with surfactant protein C mutations and interstitial lung disease.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Nov 2014
Avital Avraham, Hevroni Avigdor, Godfrey Simon, Cohen Shlomo, Maayan Channa, Nusair Samir, Nogee Lawrence M, Springer Chaim
Abstract excerpt
Interstitial lung diseases in infants and children are uncommon and may be caused by specific inborn errors of surfactant metabolism. Five children with open lung biopsy diagnosed interstitial lung disease were followed (mean of 27.2 years) and evaluated for surfactant protein gene mutations. Four of the children were originally diagnosed as desquamative interstitial pneumonitis and one as chronic interstitial...
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