Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis caused by deletion of the GM-CSFRalpha gene in the X chromosome pseudoautosomal region 1.
J Exp Med
; 205(12): 2711-6, 2008 Nov 24.
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ABSTRACT
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disorder in which surfactant-derived lipoproteins accumulate excessively within pulmonary alveoli, causing severe respiratory distress. The importance of granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in the pathogenesis of PAP has been confirmed in humans and mice, wherein GM-CSF signaling is required for pulmonary alveolar macrophage catabolism of surfactant. PAP is caused by disruption of GM-CSF signaling in these cells, and is usually caused by neutralizing autoantibodies to GM-CSF or is secondary to other underlying diseases. Rarely, genetic defects in surfactant proteins or the common beta chain for the GM-CSF receptor (GM-CSFR) are causal. Using a combination of cellular, molecular, and genomic approaches, we provide the first evidence that PAP can result from a genetic deficiency of the GM-CSFR alpha chain, encoded in the X-chromosome pseudoautosomal region 1.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteinosis Alveolar Pulmonar
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Receptores de Factor Estimulante de Colonias de Granulocitos y Macrófagos
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Cromosomas Humanos X
Límite:
Animals
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Exp Med
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos