Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2003; 24(2): 161-168
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39015
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Genetics of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Challenges, Approaches, Surfactant Proteins as Candidate Genes

Joanna Floros1,2 , Jelena Pavlovic1
  • 1Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • 2Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Publikationsdatum:
07. Mai 2003 (online)

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ABSTRACT

There are challenges "inherent" in studying the genetics of a complex disease, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It is necessary to define each ARDS subgroup using considerably narrower definitions that better reflect the particular subgroup. ARDS consists of several phenotypic subgroups, and findings from one subgroup may not be applicable to another. By extension, different treatment therapies may be appropriate for each phenotypic subgroup. This article presents the findings of a small pilot case-control association study where the surfactant proteins were used as candidate genes in the study of ARDS. This article discusses the relevance of surfactant protein genes in ARDS as well as the significance of genetic variants associated with ARDS subgroups.

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