Human pathology

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surfactant proteins

Pathology

- congenital surfactant deficiency

- deficiency of lamellar bodies in alveolar type II cells with normal surfactant protein (10673207)

References

- Whitsett JA, Weaver TE. Hydrophobic surfactant proteins in lung function and disease. N Engl J Med. 2002 Dec 26;347(26):2141-8. PMID: 12501227