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 18 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Indian Pediatr. 2015 Nov;52(11):984-6.
Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) in a term or late preterm has varied etiology.
Journal: Thorax. 2015 Jan;70(1):84-5.
Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a lethal neonatal lung disease characterised by severe pulmonary hypertension, abnormal vasculature and intractable hypoxaemia. Mechanisms linking abnormal lung vasculature with severe hypoxaemia in ACD/MPV ...
Journal: Am. J. Med. Genet. A. 2014 Aug;164A(8):2013-9.
Position effects due to disruption of distant cis-regulatory regions have been reported for over 40 human gene loci; however, the underlying mechanisms of long-range gene regulation remain largely unknown. We report on two patients with alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment ...
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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 2 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2014 Mar;100(3):168-79.
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease of extreme prematurity and is defined clinically by dependence on supplemental oxygen due to impaired gas exchange. Optimal gas exchange is dependent on the development of a sufficient surface area for diffusion. In the mammalian ...
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
There are currently no related results available in Genetics Home Reference.
There are currently no related results available in GeneReviews.
There are currently no related results available in Genetic Testing Registry.
Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
There are currently no open clinical trials for this condition.
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