1 Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850
Blood specimens are needed for genetic studies of the surfactant protein genes. We would like to receive specimens from prematurely born infants with and without RDS. We are particularly interested in specimens from families that exhibit familial tendency for RDS and specimens from twin or multiple births with and without RDS.