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Underweight full-term Indian neonates show differences in umbilical cord blood leukocyte phenotype: a cross-sectional study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Rathore Deepak K, Nair Deepa, Raza Saimah, Saini Savita, Singh Reeta, Kumar Amit, Tripathi Reva, Ramji Siddarth, Batra Aruna, Aggarwal Kailash C, Chellani Harish K, Arya Sugandha, Bhatla Neerja, Paul Vinod K, Aggarwal Ramesh, Agarwal Nidhi, Mehta Umesh, Sopory Shailaja, Natchu Uma Chandra Mouli, Bhatnagar Shinjini, Bal Vineeta, Rath Satyajit, Wadhwa Nitya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: While infections are a major cause of neonatal mortality in India even in full-term neonates, this is an especial problem in the large proportion (~20%) of neonates born underweight (or small-for-gestational-age; SGA). One potential contributory factor for this susceptibility is the possibility that immune system maturation may be affected along with intrauterine growth retardation. METHODS: In order...
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