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Single nucleotide polymorphism in toll-like receptor 6 is associated with a decreased risk for ureaplasma respiratory tract colonization and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Aug 2013
Winters Alexandra H, Levan Tricia D, Vogel Stefanie N, Chesko Kirsty L, Pollin Toni I, Viscardi Rose M
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BACKGROUND: Ureaplasma spp. respiratory tract colonization is a risk factor for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants, but differences in host susceptibility have not been elucidated. We hypothesized that variants in genes regulating the innate immune response are associated with altered risk for Ureaplasma spp. respiratory colonization and BPD in preterm infants. METHODS: Twenty-four tag single...
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