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Selectin polymorphisms and perinatal morbidity in low-birthweight infants.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Oct 2006
Derzbach László, Bokodi Géza, Treszl András, Vásárhelyi Barna, Nobilis Andras, Rigó János
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown an association between altered expression of selectins and premature birth, early sepsis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. AIM: To investigate the possible link between functional polymorphisms of the E-, P- and L-selectin genes and perinatal morbidity. METHODS: We compared the genotype distribution of the E-selectin Ser128Arg, P-selectin Thr715Pro and L-selectin Pro213Ser...
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