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Neonatal pain-related stress and NFKBIA genotype are associated with altered cortisol levels in preterm boys at school age.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Grunau Ruth E, Cepeda Ivan L, Chau Cecil M Y, Brummelte Susanne, Weinberg Joanne, Lavoie Pascal M, Ladd Mihoko, Hirschfeld Aaron F, Russell Evan, Koren Gideon, Van Uum Stan, Brant Rollin, Turvey Stuart E
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Neonatal pain-related stress is associated with elevated salivary cortisol levels to age 18 months in children born very preterm, compared to full-term, suggesting early programming effects. Importantly, interactions between immune/inflammatory and neuroendocrine systems may underlie programming...
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