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Genetic susceptibility for retinopathy of prematurity and its associated comorbidities.
Pediatric research - 1 Oct 2024
Gimenez Lucas G, Gili Juan A, Elias Darío E, Sagula Rubén, Comas Belén, Santos María R, Campaña Hebe, Poletta Fernando A, Heisecke Silvina L, Ratowiecki Julia, Cosentino Viviana R, Uranga Rocío, Saleme César, Negri Mercedes, Rittler Mónica, Zapata Barrios Jorge, Krupitzki Hugo B, López Camelo Jorge S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the leading cause of child blindness. Preterm newborns of very low gestational age (GA) and very low birth weight are at the greatest risk. Our objective was to evaluate the role of genetic variants associated with ROP risk and its comorbidities in an Argentinian sample of premature infants. METHODS: A sample of 437 preterm infants <33 weeks GA, born at a...
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