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Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with necrotizing enterocolitis in Chinese Han population.
Pediatrics and neonatology - 1 Apr 2019
Gao Xiaoyan, Ma Fei, Hao Hu, Dai Yiheng, Liu Weidong, Xiao Xin, Gao Pingmin, Li Sitao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To examine whether polymorphisms in the VEGFA gene lead to low VEGFA production in peripheral blood and increased risk of NEC in the Chinese Han population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty NEC patients and 80 control subjects were enrolled. Six VEGFA single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were performed using the SEQUENOM MassARRAY platform assay. The concentration of VEGFA in the plasma was measured...
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