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New ATP-binding cassette A3 mutation causing surfactant metabolism dysfunction pulmonary type 3.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Oct 2015
Piersigilli Fiammetta, Peca Donatella, Campi Francesca, Corsello Mirta, Landolfo Francesca, Boldrini Renata, Danhaive Olivier, Dotta Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) may occur in term and near-term infants because of mutations in surfactant-related genes. ATP-binding cassette A3 (ABCA3), a phospholipid carrier specifically expressed in the alveolar epithelium, is the most frequently involved protein. We report the case of a couple of late-preterm fraternal twin infants of opposite sex carrying the same compound heterozygous ABCA3 mutations,...
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