Unimpaired postnatal respiratory adaptation in a preterm human infant with a homozygous ENaC-α unit loss-of-function mutation

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 802-803

  Huppmann, S ^a   Lankes, E ^a   Schnabel, D ^a   Buhrer C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

fetal lung liquid clearance; pseudohypoaldosteronism; transient tachypnoea

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADENINE; ALDOSTERONE; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; GUANOSINE; POTASSIUM; RENIN; SODIUM;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GENE MUTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LETHARGY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PSEUDOHYPOALDOSTERONISM; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MUTATION; PSEUDOHYPOALDOSTERONISM; RESPIRATION;

EID: 82455206354     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.46     Document Type: Article

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