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Association of a vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphism with the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in Japanese premature newborns.
Scientific reports - 25 Mar 2014
Fujioka Kazumichi, Shibata Akio, Yokota Tomoyuki, Koda Tsubasa, Nagasaka Miwako, Yagi Mariko, Takeshima Yasuhiro, Yamada Hideto, Iijima Kazumoto, Morioka Ichiro
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Our objective was to correlate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) genetic polymorphisms with the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) development in premature newborns. Fifty-five newborns with BPD (BPD: median gestational age [GA]: 27 weeks, birthweight [BW]: 786 g) and 42 newborns wi...
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