Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia
Common Name(s)
Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia" for support, advocacy or research.
The purpose of the ACDA is to gather and share information about ACD and raise funds for ACD research.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia" for support, advocacy or research.
The purpose of the ACDA is to gather and share information about ACD and raise funds for ACD research.
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General Resources
Website for the ACD Association; has information on research, medical journals, family stories, FAQs, newsletters and fundraisers.
Member website with information on research, fundraising, medical journals, FAQs, guestbook and donations
Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia" returned 9 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Hum. Mutat.. 2013 Jun;34(6):801-11.
Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare and lethal developmental disorder of the lung defined by a constellation of characteristic histopathological features. Nonpulmonary anomalies involving organs of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, ...
Journal: J. Clin. Invest.. 2012 Nov;122(11):3862-72.
Alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD) is a congenital, lethal disorder of the pulmonary vasculature. Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10 (Pten) encodes a lipid phosphatase controlling key cellular functions, including stem/progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation; ...
Journal: Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2013 Apr;21(4):474-7.
Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare developmental lung disorder that is uniformly lethal. Affected infants die within the first few weeks of their life despite aggressive treatment, although a few cases of late manifestation and longer ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia" returned 1 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.. 2011 Jul;184(2):172-9.
Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare, fatal developmental lung disorder of neonates and infants. This review aims to address recent findings in the etiology and genetics of ACD/MPV and to raise awareness of this poorly known disease, ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
There are currently no open clinical trials for this condition.
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