Association of MBL2 variants with early preterm delivery [1]

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-137

  Ameglio, Franco ^a   Vento, Giovanni ^a   Romagnoli, Costantino ^a   Giardina, Bruno ^a   Capoluongo, Ettore ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MICROORGANISM; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WILD TYPE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847073270     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31802fba43     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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2. Frakking FN, Brouwer N, Zweers D, Merkus MP, et al. High prevalence of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency in premature neonates. Clin Exp Immunol 2006;145:5-12.
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