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Genetic variation of vascular endothelial growth factor pathway does not correlate with the severity of retinopathy of prematurity.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association - 1 Apr 2011
Kusuda T, Hikino S, Ohga S, Kinjo T, Ochiai M, Takahata Y, Tokunaga S, Ihara K, Hata Y, Hara T
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the genetic effects of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study from a tertiary center that enrolled 204 Japanese infants (<35 weeks of gestational age (GA)) having n...
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