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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase genotypes in the etiology of retinopathy of prematurity in premature infants.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 2010
Yanamandra Krishna, Napper Dawn, Pramanik Arun, Bocchini Joseph A, Dhanireddy Ramasubbareddy
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PURPOSE: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative disorder affecting preterm infants leading to visual impairment. ROP is more common in Caucasians than African Americans. Very low birth weight infants have immature retinas and are susceptible to ROP. Because of differences in indi...
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