Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia Associated with Surfactant Protein C Gene Mutation

Familial interstitial lung disease (ILD) is defined as presence of ILD in 2 or more family members. Surfactant protein C (SFTPC) gene mutations are rare, but well-known cause of familial ILD. We reported a 20-year-old male, who was referred for lung transplantation. He was symptomatic at age 3 and u...

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Main Authors: Norlalak Jiramethee, David Erasmus, Lawrence Nogee, Andras Khoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9541419