Pulmonary surfactant is a mixture of phospholipids and proteins synthesized in alveolar type-II cells that is necessary for maintaining alveolar expansion at end-expiration. Phospholipids comprise ...

Mutations in the ATP‐binding cassette transporter A3 (ABCA3) gene are increasingly recognised as a significant contributor to interstitial lung disease (ILD) in infants and children. ABCA3 plays a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Jennifer A. Wambach, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, St.

Some infants are more susceptible to potentially life-threatening breathing problems after birth, and rare, inherited DNA differences may explain why, according to new research. Some infants are more ...