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Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is a [[syndrome]] caused in [[premature birth|premature]] [[infant]]s by developmental insufficiency of [[Pulmonary surfactant|surfactant]] production and structural immaturity in the [[lung]]s. It can also result from a genetic problem with the production of surfactant associated proteins. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is a syndrome caused in premature infants by developmental insufficiency of surfactant production and structural immaturity in the lungs. It can also result from a genetic problem with the production of surfactant associated proteins.