Genetic complexity of the human surfactant-associated proteins SP-A1 and SP-A2

Gene - Tập 531 - Trang 126-132 - 2013
Patricia Silveyra1, Joanna Floros1,2
1Center for Host Defense, Inflammation, and Lung Disease (CHILD) Research, Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA

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