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Genetic risk factors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Pediatric research - 1 Dec 2008
Kwinta Przemko, Bik-Multanowski Mirosław, Mitkowska Zofia, Tomasik Tomasz, Legutko Magdalena, Pietrzyk Jacek Józef
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to assess the association between bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and polymorphisms of genes coding for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor (TGF-[beta]1), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), and 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). A sample of 181 newborns with mean gestational age of 28 wk was prospectively evaluated. Molecular analysis of...
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