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Maternal interleukin-6 (-174) C/C polymorphism is associated with chorioamnionitis and cystic periventricular leucomalacia of the preterm infant.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association - 1 Nov 2010
Resch B, Radinger A, Mannhalter C, Horvath B, Binder A, Zenz W, Walcher W, Haas J, Müller W D, Pertl B
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between maternal interleukin (IL)-6 G(-174)C polymorphism and cystic periventricular leukomalacia (cPVL) of the preterm newborn. STUDY DESIGN: After searching a local database, we recruited 132 preterm infants with diagnosis of cPVL, 44 Caucasian mothers wer...
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