Article
Genetics of the hydrophilic surfactant proteins A and D.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 19 Nov 1998
Floros J, Hoover R R
Abstract excerpt
The use of candidate genes has increased the ability to identify genetic factors involved in diseases with complex and multifactorial etiology. The surfactant proteins (SP) A and D are involved in host defense and inflammatory processes of the lung, which are often components of pulmonary disease...
Topics
- Alternative Splicing
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
- Genetic Variation
- Glycoproteins
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Lung Diseases
- Multifactorial Inheritance
- Proteolipids
- Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A
- Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D
- Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteins
- Pulmonary Surfactants
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn