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Whole exome sequencing identifies a novel variant in ABCA3 in an individual with fatal congenital surfactant protein deficiency.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2021
Bozkurt Hayrunnisa Bekis, Şahin Yavuz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily A member 3 (ABCA3) gene variants, which cause severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in term newborns, can cause death, especially due to the lack of congenital surfactant protein. The relationship between the types, pathophysiology and effects of ABCA3 gene variants on surfactant metabolism and the clinical phenotype have not yet been fully...
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