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Biologic characterization of ABCA3 variants in lung tissue from infants and children with ABCA3 deficiency.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 May 2022
Xu Kathryn K, Wegner Daniel J, Geurts Lucille C, Heins Hillary B, Yang Ping, Hamvas Aaron, Eghtesady Pirooz, Sweet Stuart C, Sessions Cole F, Wambach Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
ABCA3 is a phospholipid transporter protein required for surfactant assembly in lamellar bodies of alveolar type II cells. Biallelic pathogenic ABCA3 variants cause severe neonatal respiratory distress syndrome or childhood interstitial lung disease. However, ABCA3 genotype alone does not explain the diversity in disease presentation, severity, and progression. Additionally, monoallelic ABCA3 variants have been...
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