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Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms and intraventricular haemorrhage in infants born preterm: a large prospective multicentre cohort study.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Mar 2019
Dzietko Mark, Schulz Soeren, Preuss Michael, Haertel Christoph, Stein Anja, Felderhoff-Mueser Ursula, Goepel Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Infants born preterm are at risk of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) but individual susceptibility related to genes is not well defined in this vulnerable population. Apolipoprotein genotypes APOE2 and APOE4 increase the hazard of cerebral haemorrhages in adults. We investigated whether APOE is associated with prevalence of IVH and is likely to have a particular genotype. METHOD: In this prospective study,...
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