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Recurrent copy number variants associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Pediatric research - 1 Jun 2016
Ahmad Ausaf, Bhattacharya Soumyaroop, Sridhar Arthi, Iqbal Anwar M, Mariani Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Variability in the incidence and severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) among premature infants suggests that genetic susceptibility plays a role in pathogenesis. An assessment of copy number variants (CNV) in BPD subjects may help to identify loci that harbor genetic susceptibility factors. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical DNA microarray data from our institution. We...
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