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SUBMITTER: McFetridge L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2629012 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McFetridge Lynne L McMorrow Aoife A Morrison Patrick J PJ Shields Michael D MD
The Ulster medical journal 20090101 1
Surfactant deficiency and the resultant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) seen in preterm infants is a major cause of respiratory morbidity in this population. Until recently, the contribution of surfactant to respiratory morbidity in infancy was limited to the neonatal period. It is now recognised that inborn errors of surfactant metabolism leading to surfactant dysfunction account for around 10% of childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD). These abnormalities can be detected by blood samp ...[more]