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Interleukin-6 -174 and -572 genotypes and the volume of deep gray matter in preterm infants.
Pediatric research - 1 Jan 2009
Reiman Milla, Parkkola Riitta, Lapinleimu Helena, Lehtonen Liisa, Haataja Leena
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Preterm infants have smaller cerebral and cerebellar volumes at term compared with term born infants. Perinatal factors leading to the reduction in volumes are not well known. IL-6 -174 and -572 genotypes partly regulate individual immunologic responses and have also been connected with deviant neurologic development in preterm infants. Our hypothesis was that IL-6 -174 and -572 genetic polymorphisms are...
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