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Gender dependent association between perinatal morbidity and estrogen receptor-alpha Pvull polymorphism.
Journal of perinatal medicine - 1 Jan 2005
Derzbach László, Treszl András, Balogh Adám, Vásárhelyi Barna, Tulassay Tivadar, Rigó J János
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Assuming the importance of estrogen in perinatal physiology, we tested the association of an estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) gene Pvull pP polymorphism with perinatal morbidity in premature infants. METHODS: The ER-alpha Pp genotype was determined in 69 low-birth weight (LBW) boys and 72 LBW girls, 86 term boys and 81 term girls. The association between risk factors, genotype, gender and perinatal...
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