A female newborn at 29 weeks gestation is in respiratory distress. Which of the following is most likely responsible for this patient’s pathology?
Deficiency of lamellar bodies
Deficiency of reticular fibers
Deficiency of rough endoplasmic reticulum
Reduced radial traction on the airways
Reduced relative sphingomyelin in alveolar spaces
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