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The role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage.
Folia neuropathologica - 1 Jan 2015
Szpecht D, Szymankiewicz M, Seremak-Mrozikiewicz A, Gadzinowski J
Abstract excerpt
Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) affects 15-20% of babies born before 32 weeks of pregnancy. Besides gestational age (below 32 weeks) there are a number of IVH risk factors. Increasing attention is being paid to genetic factors in the development of IVH. The authors discuss genetic factors (mutations of coagulation factors, gene polymorphisms in pro-inflammatory cytokines, mutation of type IV collagen gene,...
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