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Determination of genetic predisposition to patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants.
Pediatrics - 1 Apr 2009
Dagle John M, Lepp Nathan T, Cooper Margaret E, Schaa Kendra L, Kelsey Keegan J P, Orr Kristin L, Caprau Diana, Zimmerman Cara R, Steffen Katherine M, Johnson Karen J, Marazita Mary L, Murray Jeffrey C
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OBJECTIVE: Patent ductus arteriosus is a common morbidity associated with preterm birth. The incidence of patent ductus arteriosus increases with decreasing gestational age to approximately 70% in infants born at 25 weeks' gestation. Our major goal was to determine if genetic risk factors play a...
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