Surfactant Protein C Deficiency in a Puerto Rican Adolescent With a Rare SFTPC Genetic Variant

Surfactant protein C (SP-C) is a hydrophobic lipoprotein necessary for lowering alveolar surface tension and lung defense mechanisms. Defects in its function due to genetic mutations in the SFTPC gene have been increasingly identified in patients presenting with childhood interstitial lung disease....

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Autores principales: Acosta-Rivera, Victor, Melendez-Montañez, Jesus M, Diaz-Sotomayor, Francisco, De Jesús-Rojas, Wilfredo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8460488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589332
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17422

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8460488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34589332
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17422

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