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Data mining and multiparameter analysis of lung surfactant protein genes in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 2004
Rova Meri, Haataja Ritva, Marttila Riitta, Ollikainen Vesa, Tammela Outi, Hallman Mikko
Abstract excerpt
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the most common chronic lung disease in infancy, is influenced by a number of antenatal and postnatal risk factors and is mostly preceded by respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the newborn. Surfactant protein (SP-A, -B, -C and -D) gene variations may play a role in both BPD and RDS. An association study between these candidate genes and BPD was performed. A total of 365...
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