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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Surfactant
  1. Surfactant dysfunction 
    Surfactant dysfunction is a lung disorder that causes breathing problems. This condition results from abnormalities in the composition or function of surfactant, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/surfactant-dysfunction - Genetics
  2. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis 
    ... type II cells. These cells produce and recycle surfactant, which is a mixture of certain phosphate-containing ... tissue and makes breathing easy.The recycling of surfactant releases phosphate into the alveoli. Research suggests that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../pulmonary-alveolar-microlithiasis - Genetics
  3. Brain-lung-thyroid syndrome 
    ... M, Epaud R. NKX2-1 mutations leading to surfactant protein promoter dysregulation cause interstitial lung disease in " ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/brain-lung-thyroid-syndrome - Genetics