“…Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) in children comprise a broad array of chronic respiratory disorders with considerable morbidity and mortality (Griese et al., ). Several monogenetic causes, mainly associated with disturbances of the pulmonary surfactant system, have been identified (Hartl & Griese, ), including mutations in the genes coding for surfactant proteins ( SFTPC, SFTPB ) (Griese et al., ; Nogee, ), thyroid transcription factor‐1 ( NKX2‐1 ) (Kleinlein et al., ; Thorwarth et al., ), and ATP‐binding cassette subfamily A member 3 ( ABCA3 , MIM# 601615), while mutations in ABCA3 appear to be most frequent (Brasch et al., ; Saugstad et al., ).…”