Different course of lung disease in two siblings with novel ABCA3 mutations

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1553-1556

  Hallik, Maarja ^a   Annilo, Tarmo ^b   Ilmoja, Mari Liis ^a,b  

^a Tallinn's Children Hospital   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

ABCA3; Newborn respiratory distress; Paediatric interstitial lung disease; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879877722     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2087-3     Document Type: Article

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