Neonatal meconium aspiration syndrome associated with ABCA3 gene mutation and mycoplasma infection: a case report.

Abstract excerpt

Preterm infants are at high risk of developing respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Mutations in the genes encoding for surfactant proteins B and C or the ATP-binding cassette transporter A3 (ABCA3) are rare but known to be associated with severe RDS and interstitial lung diseases. The exact prevalence of these mutations in the general population is difficult to determine, as they are usually studied in...

Topics

• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
• Female
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
• Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
• Mutation
• Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
• Infant, Extremely Premature