Article
[Assessing the impact of risk factors and polymorphisms GST genes on the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants].
Georgian medical news - 1 Sept 2014
Abstract excerpt
An increasing incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature infants has been reported in recent years. In the present study we analyzed the risk factors for BPD. It was revealed that the most significant factors are the low gestational age and birth weight, as well as prolonged use of mechanical ventilation and late neonatal infection. Polymorphism of studied genes and various combinations of...
Topics
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Glutathione S-Transferase pi
- Glutathione Transferase
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors
