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HIF1A polymorphisms do not modify the risk of epilepsy nor cerebral palsy after neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Brain research - 15 Apr 2021
Kukec Eva, Goričar Katja, Dolžan Vita, Rener-Primec Zvonka
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains the major cause of cerebral palsy and epilepsy in developed countries. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) is the key mediator of oxygen homoeostasis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A) functional polymorphisms are associated with the risk of epilepsy, drug-resistant epilepsy, and cerebral...
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