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Results 1 - 8 of 8 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. SFTPB gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a protein called surfactant protein-B (SP-B). This protein is one ... proteins (each produced from a different gene) in surfactant, a mixture of certain fats (called phospholipids) and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/sftpb - Genetics
  3. SFTPC gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making a protein called surfactant protein-C (SP-C). This protein is one ... proteins (each produced from a different gene) in surfactant, a mixture of certain fats (called phospholipids) and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/sftpc - Genetics
  4. ABCA3 gene 
    ... provides instructions for making a protein involved in surfactant production. Surfactant is a mixture of certain fats (called phospholipids) ... lung tissue and makes breathing easy. Without normal surfactant, the tissue surrounding the air sacs in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/abca3 - Genetics
  5. NKX2-1 gene 
    ... of lung structures and regulates the expression of surfactant genes, which provide instructions for producing surfactant proteins. Together with certain fats, these proteins form ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/nkx2-1 - Genetics
  6. 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
  7. SLC34A2 gene 
    ... 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/genetics/gene/slc34a2 - Genetics
  8. 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