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Common genetic variants and risk of brain injury after preterm birth.
Pediatrics - 1 Jun 2014
Boardman James P, Walley Andrew, Ball Gareth, Takousis Petros, Krishnan Michelle L, Hughes-Carre Laurelle, Aljabar Paul, Serag Ahmed, King Caroline, Merchant Nazakat, Srinivasan Latha, Froguel Philippe, Hajnal Jo, Rueckert Daniel, Counsell Serena, Edwards A David
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of heritable factors in determining the common neurologic deficits seen after preterm birth is unknown, but the characteristic phenotype of neurocognitive, neuroanatomical, and growth abnormalities allows principled selection of candidate genes to test the hypothesis that common genetic variation modulates the risk for brain injury. METHODS: We collected an MRI-linked genomic DNA library from...
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