Polymorphisms of surfactant protein A genes and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants

The pathophysiology of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) as an inflammatory disorder secondary to neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is not yet fully understood and still represents a major complication of prematurity. The main pathophysiologic feature of RDS is a primary surfactant...

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Main Authors: B Weber, A Borkhardt, S Stoll-Becker, I Reiss, L Gortner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2000-07-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3130
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