Comparison of surfactant protein B polymorphisms of healthy term newborns with preterm newborns having respiratory distress syndrome

Polymorphisms and mutations in the surfactant protein B (SP-B) gene have been associated with the pathogenesis of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The objective of the present study was to compare the frequencies of SP-B gene polymorphisms between preterm babies with RDS and healthy term newborn...

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Main Authors: P.P.R. Lyra, F.A.C. Vaz, P.E. Moreira, J.W. Hoffmann, D.E. de Mello, E.M.A. Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000600005