PMC:1183529 / 1582-2122 JSONTXT

{"target":"http://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/1183529","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"1183529","source_url":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/1183529","text":"Birth defects involving the diaphragm are as common and as serious as genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, yet the underlying causes of these defects are unknown. Most babies born with diaphragmatic defects have very small lungs, and many die in the newborn period with severe breathing difficulties. It is unknown whether the small lungs occur because these children have a diaphragmatic defect, or whether some patients might have a genetic abnormality that affects the development of both the lung and the diaphragm simultaneously.","tracks":[]}