NCIt synonyms : SPA2; ILD2; SP-A; PSAP; Surfactant, Pulmonary-Associated Protein A2A Gene; PSPA; Surfactant, Pulmonary-Associated Protein A2 Gene; COLEC5; SP-2A; PSP-A; SFTP1; SFTPA2B; Surfactant Protein A2 wt Allele; SPAII;
NCIt definition : Human SFTPA2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 10q22.3 and is approximately
5 kb in length. This allele, which encodes pulmonary surfactant-associated protein
A2, is involved in respiration and the defense against respiratory pathogens. Mutation
of the gene is associated with interstitial lung disease 2.;