Three Infants with Pathogenic Variants in the ABCA3 Gene: Presentation, Treatment, and Clinical Course.
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SUBMITTER: Si X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031471 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
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Three Infants with Pathogenic Variants in the ABCA3 Gene: Presentation, Treatment, and Clinical Course.
Si Xin X Steffes Lea C LC Schymick Jennifer C JC Hazard Florette K FK Tracy Michael C MC Cornfield David N DN
The Journal of pediatrics 20201224
ABCA3 deficiency is a rare cause of neonatal respiratory failure. Biallelic complete loss of function variants lead to neonatal demise without lung transplantation, but children with partial function variants have variable outcomes. The favorable clinical course of 3 such infants presenting with respiratory distress at birth is described. ...[more]
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