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Genetic testing for neonatal respiratory disease

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Abstract

Genetic mechanisms are now recognized as rare causes of neonatal lung disease. Genes potentially responsible for neonatal lung disease include those encoding proteins important in surfactant function and metabolism, transcription factors important in lung development, proteins involved in ciliary assembly and function, and various other structural and immune regulation genes. The phenotypes of infants with genetic causes of neonatal lung disease may have some features that are difficult to distinguish clinically from more common, reversible causes of lung disease, and from each other. Multigene panels are now available that can allow for a specific diagnosis, providing important information for treatment and prognosis. This review discusses genes in which abnormalities are known to cause neonatal lung disease and their associated phenotypes, and advantages and limitations of genetic testing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number216
JournalChildren
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia
  • Pulmonary surfactant
  • Respiratory distress syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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