Surfactant metabolism dysfunction
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Surfactant metabolism dysfunction is a condition where pulmonary surfactant
is insufficient for adequate respiration.
Types include:
Pulmonary surfactant
Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active lipoprotein complex formed by type II alveolar cells. The proteins and lipids that surfactant comprises have both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region...
is insufficient for adequate respiration.
Types include:
| Type | OMIM | Gene | Locus |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMDP1 | SFTPB | 2p12 | |
| SMDP2 | SPTPC | 8p21 | |
| SMDP3 | ABCA3 ABCA3 ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ABCA3 gene.It is associated with Surfactant metabolism dysfunction type 3.- External links :... |
16p13 | |
| SMDP4 | CSF2RA | Xp |