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New insight into the pathogenesis of retinopathy of prematurity: assessment of whole-genome expression.
Pediatric research - 1 Apr 2013
Pietrzyk Jacek J, Kwinta Przemko, Bik-Multanowski Mirosław, Madetko-Talowska Anna, Jagła Mateusz, Tomasik Tomasz, Mitkowska Zofia, Wollen Embjørg J, Nygård Ståle, Saugstad Ola D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the most common preventable causes of blindness and impaired vision among children in developed countries. The aim of the study was to compare whole-genome expression in the first month of life in groups of infants with and without ROP. METHODS: Blood samples were drawn from 111 newborns with a mean gestational age of 27.8 wk on the 5th, 14th, and 28th day of...
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