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Surfactant protein levels and genetic variants as biomarkers for COVID-19 severity in children.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 Mar 2025
Sicher Natalie, Aldrich Brycen, Zhang Shaoyi, Mazur Lauren, Juarez Susan, Lehman Erik, Liu Dajiang, Gandhi Chintan K
Abstract excerpt
Since its outbreak, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly impacted the pediatric population. Pulmonary surfactant dysfunction has been linked to other respiratory diseases in children and COVID-19 in adults, but its role in COVID-19 severity remains unclear. We hypothesized that elevated surfactant protein (SP) levels and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of SP genes are associated with severe...
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