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COX-1 and COX-2 polymorphisms in susceptibility to cerebral palsy in very preterm infants.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Mar 2017
Kapitanović Vidak Helena, Catela Ivković Tina, Vidak Zoran, Kapitanović Sanja
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a nonprogressive motor disorder caused by white matter damage in the developing brain. Recent epidemiological and clinical data suggest intrauterine infection/inflammation as the most common cause of preterm delivery and neonatal complications, including CP. Cyclooxygenases are key enzymes in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins. The COX family consists of two isoforms,...
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