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Genetic risk factors associated with respiratory distress syndrome
Heui Seung Jo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(4):157-163.   Published online April 30, 2014

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) among preterm infants is typically due to a quantitative deficiency of pulmonary surfactant. Aside from the degree of prematurity, diverse environmental and genetic factors can affect the development of RDS. The variance of the risk of RDS in various races/ethnicities or monozygotic/dizygotic twins has suggested genetic influences on this disorder. So far, several specific mutations in...



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