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Surfactant protein B gene polymorphisms is associated with risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in Chinese Han population.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Zhang Sheng, Zhang Xiaoying, Li Qiuping, Kong Xiangyong, Zhang Yupei, Wei Xiujuan, Song Jie, Feng Zhichun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between Surfactant protein B (SP-B) gene polymorphisms and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) development in preterm infants of China Han ethnic population. METHODS: SP-B gene polymorphisms were studied in 134 neonates who were born at <32 weeks of gestation, with the diagnosis of BPD and in a control group of 168 preterm infants without BPD. Genotyping for SP-B was...
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