Functional assessment and phenotypic heterogeneity of

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) can be caused by mutations in theThe consequences of the 11For the 11 identified mutations, protein production was preserved but secretion was abolished. The expression pattern of lung SP-A available in six patients was altered and the family history reported ILD and/or lung adenocarcinoma in 13 out of 14 families (93%). Among the 28This study, which expands the molecular and clinical spectrum of SP-A disorders, shows that pathogenic